Paradise (Spanish: El paraíso) is a 1953 Argentine drama film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Paola Loew, Florindo Ferrario and Eloy Álvarez. Ritter had been a leading director of propaganda films in Nazi Germany and left for Argentina after the war. This was his only film made in that country and proved a flop.Bock & Bergfelder p.399 He then briefly returned to West Germany to make a final two films, before retiring to ArgentinaGiesen p.257 The film's sets were designed by the art director Saulo Benavente.
Synopsis A newly-married young couple move from the countryside to try their luck in the city, but soon encounter the downsides of urban life.
Cast Eloy Álvarez Renée Dumas Florindo Ferrario Oscar Freyre Paola Loew Nathán Pinzón Eduardo Rudy
References
Bibliography Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. Giesen, Rolf. Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland & Company, 2003.
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