The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
A bitter postcard of the town of the Buenos Aires countryside that Argentinean writer Manuel Puig (1932-90) portrayed with singular mastery, based on his own land, a town named General Villegas. Its inhabitants never forgave him. However, a woman, owner of a painful and enigmatic past, will build a bridge between Coronel Vallejos, the town created by Puig, and the real General Villegas, trying to reconcile the place with the writer.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Gustavo AlonsoWriter
- Fernando AlonsoOriginal Music Composer
- Carlos CastroDirector
- Carlos CastroWriter
Cast
- Patricia BargeroThe Widow
- Noemí FormicaThe Tea Party Lady #1
- Blanca PérezThe Tea Party Lady #2
- Alicia AzparrenThe Tea Party Lady #3
- José Luis ChávarriThe Childhood Friend #1
- Raquel PiñaThe Childhood Friend #2
- Mariano CortésThe Priest
- Manolo RodríguezThe Doctor
- Cervantes PolignanoThe Pastor
- Rosana CasasThe Teacher
- Mariano AvacaThe Dentist
- Nené PicoThe Music Professor
Stills
Themes
countrysidesmall villageportrait of an artistla pampa, argentinaliterature history