Swan Song (Spanish: El canto del cisne) is a 1945 Argentine romantic drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Mecha Ortiz, Roberto Escalada and Miguel Gómez Bao. The film portrays the ultimately tragic relationship between a young composer and a more mature woman. Her performance won Ortiz the Argentine Film Academy's Silver Condor Award for Best Actress.[1]
| Swan Song | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carlos Hugo Christensen |
| Written by | César Tiempo |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Traverso |
| Edited by | Antonio Rampoldi |
| Music by | George Andreani |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lumiton |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Cast
edit- Mecha Ortiz as Flora Jordán
- Roberto Escalada as Miguel Angel
- Miguel Gómez Bao as Mendoza
- Nicolás Fregues as Leopoldo Jordán
- Nelly Darén as Susana Jordán
- Juan Corona as Doctor Menéndez
- Susana Freyre as Sofía
- Rita Juárez as Beatriz
- María Armand as Dora
- Aurelia Ferrer
References
edit- ^ Rist p.156
Bibliography
edit- Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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