Carlos Gardel on DVD
The four films Gardel made for Paramount in New York in 1934/35. First time on DVD.
However artifical the setting of the songs, the films provide a context completely lacking when we hear them on disc. The contemporary scenes and costumes, the highly stratified society, and for the anglophone, experiencing the songs sung with subtitles, all make these films highly enjoyable.
Also available: Melodia de Arrabal
Edition details
- NTSC (requires NTSC DVD player and TV - plays on most PCs)
- Region free
- Spanish / English / Portugese subtitles
- Double CD case (not DVD case)
Our price: £39
Carlos Gardel - El Día Que Me Quieras (The Day You Love Me) New York, 1935
Carlos, the son of a powerful businessman, prioritizes feelings over money. He lives sparingly with his wife, working as a tango singer. When she gets seriously ill, Carlos decides to steal money from his father so he can buy medicines. But his efforts are in vain and she dies. The singer starts a new life, touring the world with his little daughter. He finally attains success and life gives him one more chance. The curious fact about this film co-starring Rita Moreno: a young Astor Piazzolla had a minor role, for which he was paid $25.
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- NTSC (requires NTSC DVD player and TV - plays on most PCs)
- Region free
- Spanish / English / Portugese subtitles
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Carlos Gardel - Cuesta Abajo (Downhill) New York, 1934
Gardel's first film for Paramount is the somewhat meolodramatic story of Carlos, an eternal law student, dragged from the road of true love by Raquel, the femme fatale with whom he flees to Paris and New York working as a tango dancer. A loyal friend of Carlos, Jorge (Vicente Padula) tries to get in his way and eventually arrives in New York as a ship's captain. In a dramatic café scene, Carlos's eyes are opened and he returns with Jorge to Buenos Aires and his true love.
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- NTSC (requires NTSC DVD player and TV - plays on most PCs)
- Region free
- Spanish / English / Portugese subtitles
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Carlos Gardel - Tango Bar New York, 1935
Gardel's fourth picture with Paramount is a light comedy located in a Tango Bar in Barcelona, Spain. The film also includes a couple of funny episodes on a transatlantic vessel. As in "El Día Que Me Quieres", the supporting cast is of a higher quality than the earlier features: Rita Moreno, Tita Lusiardo (who took pride in having repaired chairs for Gardel and Razzano at the Teatro Nacional twenty years earlier) and Enrique de Rosas, a renowned Argentine actor who played a major role in the film.
Por Una Cabeza; Lejana Tierra Mía; Arrabal Amargo
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- NTSC (requires NTSC DVD player and TV - plays on most PCs)
- Region free
- Spanish / English / Portugese subtitles
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Carlos Gardel - El Tango en Broadway New York, 1934
Tango in Broadway was Gardel's second movie with Paramount Pictures. Gardel himself described the film as a joyful comedy, with plenty of jocular tricks. Everyone is confident it will be highly entertaining.
The plot is quite simple: an Argentine's playboy life in New York is suddenly threatened by the arrival of a stern uncle who has travelled from Argentina. The demanding, harsh uncle finally gives in to the temptations of New York's nightlife.
Edition details
- NTSC (requires NTSC DVD player and TV - plays on most PCs)
- Region free
- Spanish / English / Portugese subtitles
Our price: £14 special order only
Carlos Gardel - Melodia de Arrabal
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- NTSC (requires NTSC DVD player and TV - plays on most PCs)
- Region free
- Spanish / English / Portugese subtitles
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Tita Merello - Mercado del Abasto
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- NTSC (requires NTSC DVD player and TV - plays on most PCs)
- Region free
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