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Astor Piazzolla
Born March 11, 1921 · Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died July 4, 1992 · aged 71
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described P…
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The Furies · 1960The Furies
★ 7.51960
MovieDrama
Five women whose lives revolve around an absent man constantly battle each other in their decaying old mansion.
Eggshells · 1992Eggshells
1992
Movie
A woman sells tickets in an art-decó cinema, as voices from a passionate melodrama float through the foyer, disembodied. The proyection’s assistant, reflected and distorted in a mirror, becomes the focus of her romantic dreams. When the mirror shatters, the film moves to an inevitable tragic conclusion.
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel · 1985Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
★ 6.81985
MovieMusicDrama
Some Argentinians, exiled in Paris, decide to put on a tango-ballet, dedicated to Carlos Gardel, a legendary Argentinian tango star.
Enligt beslut · 1988Enligt beslut
★ 7.01988
MovieDramaTV Movie
About the refugee Carlos who has just been told he can't stay in Sweden, and about the civil servants handling his case.
Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie · 2023Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie
2023
MovieMusic
Beneath the gilded ceilings of the Palais Garnier, Gustavo Dudamel takes us on a colorful journey between Spain and South America, performed by the Orchestra and singers of the Paris Opera Academy. The program includes works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Leonard Bernstein, Astor Piazzolla, Enrique Granados, Kurt Weill, and others.
Ett sommarspel · 1994Ett sommarspel
1994
MovieTV MovieDrama
A woman named Agnes who emigrated to the USA returns to her home village with her new husband Algot. When Agnes' childhood friend David turns up it's the start of a love triangle.
Argentinísima · 1972Argentinísima
★ 7.51972
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Consists of musical performances, mostly Argentine folklore, many of which are accompanied by dancing. Several sequences were filmed in scenic locations throughout the country.
Le Pont du Nord · 1982Le Pont du Nord
★ 6.81982
MovieMysteryDrama
Marie is just out from prison when she runs into Baptiste, a young paranoid needing companionship. In their pursuit of a mysterious briefcase carried by Marie's former lover, they roam the street of Paris, transformed into a giant board game, a maze spotted with mysterious traps, puzzling clues, and chance encounters. Maybe they are bricks in some sinister scheme, maybe they are playing a board game, maybe it's a fairy tale, maybe it's yet something else...
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The Bitter Stems · 1956The Bitter Stems
★ 7.11956
MovieDramaThriller
Buenos Aires, Argentina. A failed reporter teams up with a Hungarian immigrant to set up a fake correspondence journalism school.
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