''Extraña ternura'' is a 1964 Argentine film directed by

Daniel Tinayre Daniel Tinayre (14 September 1910 – 24 October 1994) was a French-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classical era of Argentine cinema (1930s–1950s) a ...

based on a novel by

Guy des Cars Guy Augustin Marie Jean de la Pérusse des Cars (6 May 1911 – 21 December 1993) was a best-selling French author of popular novels. Personal life Born in Paris on 6 May 1911, des Cars was from an aristocratic family. He was the second son of ...

Cast

Music

Music for the film was written by

Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed '' nuevo tango'', incorporating elements fr ...

and Lucio Milena. At the persuasion of Egle Martin, Piazzolla set the poem "Graciela Oscura" by

Ulyses Petit de Murat Ulyses Petit de Murat (28 January 1907 – 19 August 1983) was an Argentine poet and screenwriter. He wrote the script for ''The Gaucho War'' (1942) with Homero Manzi based on the 1905 novel by Leopoldo Lugones. At the 1943 Argentine Film Cr ...

to music for the film; this song was repeated several times in the movie, and was reported to be the main attraction of the film when it opened at the Cine Monumental in the spring of 1964.

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* 1964 films 1960s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Daniel Tinayre 1960s Argentine films Films scored by Astor Piazzolla {{1960s-Argentina-film-stub