Friedric Dressel (Soler) gets married to mexican radio singer Magdalena (Frank) against his mother's desire: Frau Dressel (Arriaga) wanted his son to marry a German girl. Soon after the marriage, Magdalena visits her music teacher Gonzalo (Armengod) who's in love with her.
If you have a thing for black-and-white melodramas where everyone is constantly looking like they are about to faint from emotional exhaustion, The Dressel Family might just be your kind of Tuesday night. It is not for the person who needs a fast-paced plot or anything resembling modern subtlety. If you like your movie...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Fernando de Fuentes
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"If you have a thing for black-and-white melodramas where everyone is constantly looking like they are about to faint from emotional exhaustion, The Dressel Family might just be your kind of Tuesday night. It is not for the person who needs a fast-paced plot or anything resembling modern subtlety. If you like your movies to feel like a stuffy parlor room where nobody can speak their mind without a piano playing in the background, you will probably enjoy this. Friedric is a man caught between two..."
Fernando de Fuentes
Mexico
