Las aguas bajan turbias (Dark River). 1952. Directed by Hugo del Carril

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Dark River. 1952. Argentina. Directed by Hugo de Carril. Courtesy of Times Film Corporation

Las aguas bajan turbias (Dark River). 1952. Argentina. Directed by Hugo del Carril. Screenplay by Eduardo Borrás, Alfredo Varela, based on the novel by Varela. With Del Carril, Adriana Benetti, Raúl del Valle. In Spanish; English subtitles. 92 min.

“A unique example of social cinema during the Perón era, Dark River imagines the creation of a union of exploited workers in the mate plantations in the Argentinian northeast. Paradoxically, Alfredo Varela was a Communist author languishing in prison until the filmmaker-actor Hugo de Carril, a staunch Perónist, secured his release so they could collaborate on an adaptation of his novel” (Edgardo Cozarinsky).

This film accompanies Carte Blanche: Edgardo Cozarinsky on Argentine Cinema.

Fri, Jun 15, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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