''A Doll's House'' ( es, Casa de muñecas) is a 1943 Argentine

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Ernesto Arancibia Ernesto Arancibia (12 January 1904 – 27 August 1963) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. Filmography As director * '' La novia'' (1961) * '' Azafatas con permiso'' (1959) * '' Y después del cuplé'' (1959) * ''La pícara soñador ...

and starring

Delia Garcés Delia Amadora García Gerboles better known as Delia Garcés (; 13 October 1919 – 7 November 2001) was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She made almost 30 appearances in film between 1937 and 1959 ...

and George Rigaud. It is based on the play ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' ( Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having be ...

'' by

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

. At the

1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards The 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards ceremony was held in Buenos Aires on 4 April 1944 to honour the best films and contributors to Argentine cinema in 1943. Awards given *Best Film (Mejor Película): '' Juvenilia'' *Best Direct ...

, Alberto López won the Best Sound for the film.

Cast

* George Rigaud *

Sebastián Chiola Sebastián Chiola (5 May 1902 – 7 February 1950) was an Argentine film actor.Finkielman p.222 In 1945 he won the Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the thriller '' The Corpse Breaks a Date'' (1944). Selected ...

* Orestes Caviglia *

Alita Román Alita Blanca Barchigia (24 August 1912 – 15 April 1989), better known as Alita Román, was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She appeared in nearly 50 films between 1934 and 1982 and was a sought-a ...

Angelina Pagano Angelina Pagano (1888–1962) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Finkielman p.14 Pagano appeared in eighteen films, but was best known for her stage acting and work as a theatre director. Selected filmography * ''A Doll's House'' (1943) * ...

Olga Casares Pearson Olga Casares Pearson (1896 – 1980) was an Argentine actress of the 1940s and 1950s considered the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. She first appeared in film in 1929 but it wasn't until ten years later that her career took off in Argentine ...

Mirtha Reid Mirtha Reid (1918–1981) was a Uruguayan stage and film actress.Malfatti p.272 She was born as María Luisa Queirolo in Uruguay, but spent most of her career in Argentina where she adopted her stage name. She acted predominantly in the theatre, ...

* Jeannet Morel *

Agustín Barrios Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré and Nitsuga—Agustin spelled backward—Mangoré; May 5, 1885 – August 7, 1944) was a Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest p ...

Reception

Calki Raimundo Calcagno, popularly known as Calki, (29 October 1906 – 4 September 1982) was an Argentine film critic, journalist, and screenwriter. He started writing reviews in '' El Mundo'' in the 1930s. In 1943 he wrote the script for Luis Bayón ...

stated in '' El Mundo'' that the film is "too lost in a modern framework" in the adaptation by the local cinema, while the critic of ''

La Nación ''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal '' Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina. Its motto is: "''La Nac ...

'' believed that the film had much dignity as an interpretative work, calling it an "interesting and neat version". Raúl Manrupe and María Alejandra Portela later opined that it was the right film at the time but that it now looks dated and static.

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* 1943 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Ernesto Arancibia Argentine drama films 1943 drama films Films based on A Doll's House 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub