Los tres berretines

Los tres berretines (The Three Whims) is a 1933 Argentine black and white comedy film, the first film made by the newly formed Lumiton film studio, and one of the first sound films made in Argentina. It was a great success and launched the film career of the comedian Luis Sandrini.

Los tres berretines
Directed byJohn Alton, José Guerrico, László Kish, Luis Romero Carranza, Enrique Telémaco Susini
Produced byRaúl Orzábal Quintana
Written byNicolás de las Llanderas, Arnaldo Malfatti
StarringLuis Arata, Luis Sandrini, Luisa Vehil
Music byEnrique Delfino "Delfy"
CinematographyJohn Alton
Edited byFrancisco Múgica
Production
company
Release date
Running time
65 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Production

Los tres berretines was directed by Enrique Telémaco Susini and starring the local actors Luis Sandrini and Luisa Vehil.[1][2] The American cinematographer John Alton was not credited but may have played an important role in direction and cinematography.[3] Los tres berretines was based on a hit play of the same name, in which the circus performer and actor Luis Sandrini played Eusebio, a brother with a dream of becoming a famous tango composer. Lumiton expanded his role in the film version.[4] Los tres berretines was released on 19 May 1933 in the Ástor in Buenos Aires.[1] It was the second Argentine film with an optical soundtrack. The first was ¡Tango!, released the week before.[5]

Synopsis

The film has traditional popular melodrama plot elements, and includes performances of tango songs.[6] It depicts a family whose members are obsessed with the three national berretines (interests or hobbies) of tango, football and cinema.[7] (In the play the last berretín was radio.).[8] The family is middle class and makes its living from a hardware store. The father complains that the hobbies lead the family to neglect business. In the end, the father himself succumbs to all three hobbies.[8]

Reception

The film, which cost 18,000 pesos to produce, earned over one million.[1] Sandrini's performance made him the first local cinema star.[7]

Full cast

The full cast was:[9]

References

Citations

  1. Martínez 2004.
  2. Rist 2014, p. 4.
  3. Rist 2014, p. 20.
  4. Karush 2012, p. 117-118.
  5. Rist 2014, p. 42.
  6. Karush & Chamosa 2010, p. 39.
  7. Creacion de Argentina Sono Film Y Lumiton, Cinematec.
  8. Mann 2011.
  9. The Three Amateurs, IMDb.

Sources

  • "Creacion de Argentina Sono Film Y Lumiton". Historia del Cine Argentino. Cinematec. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  • Karush, Matthew B.; Chamosa, Oscar (2010-04-30). The New Cultural History of Peronism: Power and Identity in Mid-Twentieth-Century Argentina. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-9286-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Karush, Matthew B. (2012-05-15). Culture of Class: Radio and Cinema in the Making of a Divided Argentina, 1920–1946. Duke University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8223-5264-8. Retrieved 2014-06-02.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Mann, Ester (26 July 2011). "Cine Argentino: Los tres berretines". Artesanias Literarias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-06-02.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Martínez, Adolfo C. (1 August 2004). "Lumiton renace en un museo". La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-06-01.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Rist, Peter H. (2014-05-08). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8108-8036-8. Retrieved 2014-06-01.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "The Three Amateurs". IMDb. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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