''I Never Been in Vienna'' ( es, Nunca estuve en Viena) is a 1989 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

Antonio Larreta Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez Larreta Ferreira (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor. Born in Montevideo, he was active in Uruguay and Spain. Selec ...

. It was entered into the

16th Moscow International Film Festival The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film ''The Icicle Thief'' directed by Maurizio Nichetti. Jury * Andrzej Wajda (Poland – President of the Jury) * Ge ...

Summary

The story revolves around an upper-class family during the Centennial of the

May Revolution The May Revolution ( es, Revolución de Mayo) was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the terri ...

, a period marked by the waning influence of the aristocratic classes. Set against the backdrop of societal transformation, four siblings find themselves living under the watchful eye of their strict grandmother, who embodies an authoritarian figure. Through their experiences, the siblings grapple with the challenges and implications of the emerging egalitarian and social changes in this new era.

Cast

China Zorrilla China Zorrilla (; born Concepción Matilde Zorrilla de San Martín Muñoz; 14 March 1922 – 17 September 2014) was an Uruguayan theater, film, and television actress, also director, producer and writer. An immensely popular star in the Rioplaten ...

as Carlota * Sergi Mateu as José *

Alberto Segado Albert Segado (1944 – December 14, 2010) was an Argentine actor whose stage and film credits included ''Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación'' and ''I Don't Want to Talk About It''. Segado studied acting at the Instituto de Teatro of the Univers ...

as Marcelo *

María Teresa Costantini María Teresa Correa Ávila (born 9 October 1949), professionally known as María Teresa Costantini, is an Argentine film actress, screenwriter and film director who has appeared in films since 1989. Life She is the daughter of Lía Susana Ló ...

as Adela *

Víctor Laplace Víctor Laplace (born 30 May 1943) is an Argentina, Argentine film actor. Laplace was born in Tandil, Buenos Aires. The son of a watchmaking jeweler and a housewife. When he was 14, he started working as a metallurgist in a factory, there he als ...

as Francisco *

Chunchuna Villafañe Elva "Chunchuna" Villafañe (born April 9, 1940) is an Argentine model, actress and architect, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has appeared in film and television since the year 1971. Her most well-known role is as Ana in ''La historia ...

as Carolina *

Mercedes Morán Mercedes Beatriz Morán is an Argentine actress, known for her role in the television miniseries ''Culpables''. Career Morán has worked in several TV programs, such as ''Donde pueda quererte'', ''Rosa de lejos'', ''Por siempre amigos'', ''Ga ...

as Eugenio *

Hugo Soto Hugo Emilio Soto Miranda (born September 28, 1983) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Zamora in the Venezuelan league. His usual position is central defender Honours Player La Equidad *Copa Colombia (2008) See also *Football in Colo ...

as Augusto * Marcelo Alfaro as Juan Ignacio * Ricardo Beiro as Hipolito * Sofía Viruboff as Maria Antonio * Ofelia Morixe as Carmen

References

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* 1989 films 1989 drama films 1980s Spanish-language films Argentine drama films 1980s Argentine films Films scored by José Nieto {{1980s-Argentina-film-stub