The Stork Said Yes (La cigüeña dijo ¡Sí!) is a 1955 Argentine comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras, from a script by Alejandro Casona based on a Carlos Llopis play. It stars Lola Membrives, Tomás Blanco, Esteban Serrador and Susana Campos and premiered on April 22, 1955.[1] It was the last of Lola Membrives' few incursions into cinema.[2] In 1971, Carreras remade the film based on the same play as La familia hippie, starring Palito Ortega.[3]
| La cigüeña dijo ¡Sí! | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Enrique Carreras |
| Written by | Alejandro Casona based on a Carlos Llopis play. |
| Produced by | Nicolás Carreras, Luis Carreras y Enrique Carreras |
| Starring | Lola Membrives Tomás Blanco Esteban Serrador Susana Campos |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Traverso |
| Edited by | José Gallego |
| Music by | Vlady |
| Distributed by | Productora General Belgrano |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
A mature married couple happily receives the news of pregnancy while a young couple has the disappointment of a frustrated attempt.
Cast edit
- Lola Membrives as Doña Antonina
- Tomás Blanco as Don Eduardo
- Esteban Serrador as Claudio
- Susana Campos as Pilar
- Hugo Pimentel as Solís
- Paquita Más as Felisa
- Delfy Miranda
- Antonio Martiánez as Dr. Fernández Pérez
- Elder Barber
Reception edit
The critic Manuel Rey, known as "King", said that the film was a "A successful comedy". La Nación wrote that its "festive tone is achieved with communicative grace...its light plot has counted with good effect situations."[4]
References edit
- ^ "La cigüeña dijo ¡Sí!" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Lola Membrives" (in Spanish). Cinenacional. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Calistro, Mariano (1978). Reportaje al cine argentino: los pioneros del sonoro. ANESA. p. 424.
- ^ Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor. p. 113. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.
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