La patota (1960 film)

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La patota
La patota poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Daniel Tinayre
Written byEduardo Borrás
Produced by
  • Daniel Tinayre
  • Eduardo Borrás
Starring Mirtha Legrand
CinematographyAntonio Merayo
Music byLucio Milena
Distributed by Argentina Sono Film
Release date
  • 11 August 1960 (1960-08-11)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

La patota (Lunfardo for "The gang" or "The mob") is a 1960 Argentine black-and-white drama film directed by Daniel Tinayre. The film focuses on Paula Vidal Ugarte (Legrand), a young attractive teacher who takes a professorship at a night school located in a marginal area of Buenos Aires, where is she is gang-raped by a group of students.

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La patota was written by Eduardo Borrás and starred Tinayre's wife Mirtha Legrand. The film was in competition for the Golden Bear at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival, where Tinayre was given the C.I.D.A.L.C. Award. Now considered a modern movie classic, La patota was remade as Paulina by director Santiago Mitre in 2015, with Dolores Fonzi playing the main role. [1]

Cast

In alphabetical order

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
AwardCategoryRecipientsResult
11th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear La patotaNominated
C.I.D.A.L.C. AwardLa patotaWon
Argentine Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Alberto Argibay Won

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References

  1. Hopewell, John (June 6, 2014). "Walter Salles' VideoFilmes Boards Santiago Mitre's 'La Patota'". Variety . Retrieved June 8, 2014.