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Mario Soffici

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Mario Soffici

Born May 13, 1900 · Firenze, Toscana, Italia

Died May 10, 1977 · aged 76

Mario Soffici (1900-1977) was an Italian-born Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most important and renowned filmmakers during Argentina's golden age of cinema. He was known for his social movies, often filming in different provinces throughout the country.

Known For

Prisoners of the LandPrisoners of the Land · 1939
Prisoners of the Land
★ 6.41939
MovieDrama
Argentina, 1915. Accompanied by a doctor and his beautiful daughter, Köhner, a ruthless foreman who rules a yerba mate plantation with an iron fist, arrives in the city of Posadas with the purpose of hiring workers.
Yesterday's Guys Used No ArsenicYesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic · 1976
Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic
★ 7.61976
MovieComedy
Mara Ordaz, a former film star who lives in an isolated mansion with her husband, her doctor and her money manager, decides to sell the house and return to Buenos Aires; but the three men do not agree with her decision.
Rosaura at 10 O'ClockRosaura at 10 O'Clock · 1958
Rosaura at 10 O'Clock
★ 7.31958
MovieThrillerDrama
Out of the blue, a meek, old painter begins receiving love letters from Rosaura. This intrigues his fellow boarding house tenants, so they involve themselves into his relationship until one day the mysterious Rosaura appears.
Puerto NuevoPuerto Nuevo · 1936
Puerto Nuevo
★ 8.01936
MovieComedyDrama
With the help of a rich young woman, a singer who lives in the precarious housing area that existed in Puerto Nuevo comes to fame.
Pasó en mi barrioPasó en mi barrio · 1951
Pasó en mi barrio
★ 10.01951
MovieDrama
An italian man is unfairly imprisoned and his wife must work to maintain the family.
El curanderoEl curandero · 1955
El curandero
★ 7.71955
MovieDrama
A doctor arrives in a small, provincial town, and must pass himself off as a healer to gain the trust of its inhabitants.
El alma del bandoneónEl alma del bandoneón · 1935
El alma del bandoneón
★ 8.01935
MovieDramaMusic
Two brilliant tango singers struggle to the top of their profession and cope with obstacles to their personal romance.
El pecado de JuliaEl pecado de Julia · 1947
El pecado de Julia
★ 7.01947
MovieDrama
It is about the love affair between an aristocratic lady and a lackey.

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