A girl who sometimes mistreats her father, leaves her home and leaves her boyfriend, seduced by an adventurer who starts her as a tango singer. The father is jailed after shooting the seducer and she tries to commit suicide but her old boyfriend saves her, starting a more successful way.
José A. Ferreyra
Argentina
Is this for you? If you like your movies dripping with melodrama and you have a soft spot for silent-era grit, you’ll dig Muñequitas porteñas. But if you need snappy pacing or a plot that makes sense every single second, stay away. This is for people who want to feel the weight of a black-and-white camera lens lingerin...
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"Is this for you? If you like your movies dripping with melodrama and you have a soft spot for silent-era grit, you’ll dig Muñequitas porteñas. But if you need snappy pacing or a plot that makes sense every single second, stay away. This is for people who want to feel the weight of a black-and-white camera lens lingering on a sad face. The story hits you fast. Girl is bored, girl is mean to her dad, girl meets the wrong guy. It’s a classic setup that feels like it’s been done a million times, bu..."
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