The Bitter Stems

1956, 1h 32min -

Featuring stunning, shadow-drenched cinematography and an innovative tango-jazz-classical score by the great Astor Piazzolla, this expressionistically stylized noir has been acclaimed as one of the greatest Argentine films ever made. Alfredo Gasper (Carlos Cores), a dissatisfied Buenos Aires newspaperman, partners with Paar Liudas, a clever Hungarian refugee (Vassili Lambrinos) who needs money to bring his family to Argentina. Together they create a bogus correspondence school, exploiting the hopes of would-be journalists. As their scheme succeeds beyond their wildest dreams, a mystery woman from Liudas’s past sparks Gasper’s suspicion: his charming colleague may be playing him for a sucker. Soon Gasper finds himself plotting the perfect crime—but fate has many twists in store. Show more

"The Bitter Stems" — movie produced in Argentina and released in 1956. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.6 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 32min. "The Bitter Stems" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!