''Funes, a Great Love'' ( es, Funes, un gran amor) is a 1993 Argentine
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directed by
Raúl de la Torre
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He was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for the film ''Pobre maripos ...
and starring
Graciela Borges
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,
Gian Maria Volonté
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,
Pepe Soriano
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,
Moria Casán
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and
Andrea Del Boca
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. It is based on a novel by
Humberto Costantini
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.
The film consists of a series of flashbacks told by one of the characters, which date back to the 1930s and take place in a brothel in a small town in Argentina.
Cast
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Graciela Borges
Graciela Borges (; born Graciela Noemí Zabala, June 10, 1941) is an Argentine television and film actress.
Borges was born in Dolores. Having made her film debut at 14, she has acted in over fifty films and was featured in 2006 in ''Vogue P ...
as Azucena Funes
*
Gian Maria Volonté
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as Bergama
*
Pepe Soriano
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as Herminio
*
Moria Casán
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as Felisa
*
Andrea del Boca
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as Beatriz Núñez
*
Rodolfo Ranni
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Nacha Guevara
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as Amanda
*
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as Julito Diaz
*
Dora Baret
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She was born Dora Barrera in 1940 in Huer ...
as Sofía
*
Beba Bidart
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She began her studies at the age ...
Juan Carlos Copes
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* María Nieves
* Teresa Brandon
* Carol Ilujas
* María José Gabín
* Argentinita Vélez
* José Andrada
* Carlos Broggi
* Constantino Cosma
*
Raúl de la Torre
Raúl de la Torre (19 February 1938, in Zárate – 19 March 2010, in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film director screenwriter and film producer.
He was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for the film ''Pobre maripos ...