Federales y Unitarios

Viejo smoking

One of Carlos Gardel's singing short films.

Autumn Roses

Isabel and Gonzalo, a marriage of high society, see how their happiness is endangered due to the frequent love affairs of the husband, that will eventually lead them to interact with a pair of cynical thieves dedicated to blackmail Isabel and to defraud Gonzalo in his business

Peach Blossom

This was Gardel's first film and was directed by Francisco Defilippis Novoa and was made in collaboration with Celestino Petray.

The Apostle

Argentine animated film utilizing cutout animation, and the world's first animated feature film. Currently considered a lost film. Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen dreams about ascending to Olympus dressed as an apostle. He speaks with the gods about the deeds and misdeeds of the porteños, and how they laugh at him and every political program he sets up. A few congressmen appear, and express their positions. Yrigoyen discusses the level of chaos in the capital administration with the gods, and the government's financial situation. After the discussion, Yrigoyen asks Zeus for lightning bolts to cleanse Buenos Aires of immorality and corruption. Zeus grants his request; lightning bolts consume the city's main buildings, and Yrigoyen awakens.

La electricidad

Documentary made by Federico Valle for C.H.A.D.E. (Compañia Hispano-Americana de Electricidad).

Villa María industrial y comercial

Documentary that registers multiple factories and shops of Villa María (Cordoba), from the windmill Fénix to the pharmacy Repetto.

Cortos para el Film Revista Valle

Animated gags made by Quirino Cristiani, Argentina's foundational animator.

The film of the great newspaper of Argentina

Short documentary made by Federico Valle and produced by Visugraphic Pictures for Argentinian newspaper La Nacion.

Una noche de gala en el Colón

A version of Bizet's play made with animated puppets satirizing President Hipólito Yrigoyen.

Coronación Pontificia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Documentary film that shows the Pontifical Coronation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, filmed on April 22, 1928 in Santa Fe, Argentina.

Brisas del Atlántico

"Brisas del Atlántico" is part of the series "Viajes Argentinos," one of the many works attributed to the great pioneer of Argentine cinema, Federico Valle. The short depicts places and activities developed in the late 1920s and early 1930s in Mar del Plata and its surroundings.

La vuelta del toro salvaje

Luis Gelán, a world-famous boxer known for his rapid and glorious career, nicknamed the Bull of the Pampas, who left boxing for love of his wife Isabel, lives with them at the Los Sauces ranch. Meanwhile, Bob Jackson, his former sparring partner, also retired, awaits the opportunity when Gelán returns to the ring and needs him. It is then that his sick son needs medication, and he decides to return to boxing.