His Best Student (Spanish:Su mejor alumno) is a 1944 Argentine biographical drama film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño and Ángel Magaña. It was released in Buenos Aires on 22 May 1944. The film won many awards, including the award for best film of the year.
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| Directed by | Lucas Demare |
| Written by | Homero Manzi, Ulises Petit de Murat |
| Based on | Vida de Dominguito by Domingo F. Sarmiento |
| Starring | Enrique Muiño and Ángel Magaña |
| Cinematography | Bob Roberts |
| Edited by | Carlos Rinaldi |
| Music by | Lucio Demare |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 39th position.[1]
Synopsis
editThe film is an emotional enactment of the life of Domingo Sarmiento, the son of a former president of Argentina and the father of public education in the country, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (Enrique Muiño). "Dominguito" volunteers to fight in the Paraguayan War, in which he dies.[2] It is based on Vida de Dominguito ("Dominguito's life"), written by his father.[3]
Cast
editThe cast included:[3]
- Enrique Muiño (Domingo Faustino Sarmiento)
- Ángel Magaña (Dominguito)
- Orestes Caviglia
- Norma Castillo
- Guillermo Battaglia
- María Esther Buschiazzo
- Hugo Pimentel
- Alberto de Mendoza
- Judith Sulián
- Domingo Márquez
- Bernardo Perrone
- René Mugica
- Pedro Fiorito
- Horacio Priani
- Mario Lozano
- César Fiaschi
- Warly Ceriani
- Américo Sanjurjo
- Alberto Terrones
- Pablo Cumo
- Carlos Lagrotta
- Arsenio Perdiguero
- Carmen Giménez
Awards
editThe Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave a number of awards for the film:[4]
- Best Picture: Artistas Argentinos Asociados
- Best director: Lucas Demare
- Best original story Ulyses Petit de Murat and Homero Manzi
- Best Actor Enrique Muiño
- Best scenography Ralph Pappier
- Best cinematographer Bob Roberts
- Best sound Ramón Ator
- Best editing Carlos Rinaldi
At the 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards the film won Best Film,[5] Best Director, Best Actor (Enrique Muiño), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ulises Petit de Murat, Homero Manzi) and Best Camera Operator (Humberto Peruzzi).
References
editCitations
- ^ "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La mirada cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.
- ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 69.
- ^ a b Su mejor alumno, IMDb.
- ^ ARCHIVO · Premios Anuales 1941 - 1953.
- ^ "Los ganadores, año por año" (in Spanish). Cine.ar. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
Sources
- "ARCHIVO · Premios Anuales 1941 - 1953" (in Spanish). Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- Plazaola, Luis Trelles (1989-01-01). South American Cinema/ Cine De America Del Sur: Dictionary of Film Makers/ Diccionario De Los Productores De Peliculas. La Editorial, UPR. ISBN 978-0-8477-2011-8. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- "Su mejor alumno". IMDb. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
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