The Tunnel (Spanish: El túnel) is a 1952 Argentine drama film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Laura Hidalgo, Carlos Thompson and Bernardo Perrone.King & Torrents p.32Mira p.245 It is an adaptation of the 1948 novel The Tunnel by Ernesto Sábato. It was made by the noted studio Argentina Sono Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gori Muñoz.
Synopsis In Buenos Aires the talented but tormented painter Juan Pablo Castel becomes besotted with María, particularly when he realises she truly understands his art. The two form a relationship but his intense, paranoid feelings towards his muse push him towards madness.
Cast Laura Hidalgo as María Iribarne Carlos Thompson as Juan Pablo Castel Bernardo Perrone as Allende Maruja Gil Quesada as Mimí Beba Bidart as Dora Santiago Gómez Cou as Hunter Pascual Pelliciota Miguel Ligero Ricardo Lavié Enrique Fava Margarita Burke Rodolfo Martincho Fausto Padín Alfredo Distasio Juan Ehlert Guillermo Witte Inés Tolosa
References
Bibliography King, John & Torrents, Nissa (ed.) The Garden of Forking Paths: Argentine Cinema. British Film Institute, 1988. Mira, Alberto. Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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