The Naked Angel

The Naked Angel
The Naked Angel
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carlos Hugo Christensen
Written by	César Tiempo
Based on	Fräulein Else; by Arthur Schnitzler
Produced by	Caio Brant
Starring	Olga Zubarry; Guillermo Battaglia; Carlos Cores; Eduardo Cuitiño;
Cinematography	Alfredo Traverso
Edited by	Antonio O. Rampoldi
Music by	George Andreani; Henrique Beltrao; Oscar Alemán;
Production; company	Lumiton
Release date	14 November 1946;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

The Naked Angel (Spanish:El ángel desnudo) is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Olga Zubarry, Guillermo Battaglia and Carlos Cores.^[1] The film is based on the novella Fräulein Else by Arthur Schnitzler. The director, Christensen, had gained a reputation for exploring more sexual themes in his films than was traditional in Argentine cinema at the time.

In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 35th position.^[2]

Synopsis

A sculptor agrees to lend a bankrupt man money provided his beautiful daughter pose nude for his latest work of art.

Cast

Olga Zubarry as Elsa Las Heras
Guillermo Battaglia as Guillermo Lagos Renard
Carlos Cores as Mario
Eduardo Cuitiño as Gaspar Las Heras
Ángel Orrequia as Vargas
Fedel Despres as Diana
Cirilo Etulain as Morales
José de Ángelis as Prefecto
Orestes Soriani as Presidente Sociedad Críticos de Arte
Cecilio de Vega as ubois
José De Ángelis

References

^ Rist p.156
^ "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La mirada cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.

Bibliography

Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

The Naked Angel at IMDb

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[1] Rist p.156

[2] "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La mirada cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.

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v t e Films directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen
1939-1949	El buque embotellado (1939) The Englishman of the Bones (1940) White Eagle (1941) La novia de primavera (1942) Locos de verano(1942) Noche de bodas (1942) Los chicos crecen (1942) Safo, historia de una pasión (1943) Sixteen (1943) La pequeña señora de Pérez (1944) Las seis suegras de Barba Azul (1945) Swan Song (1945) La señora de Pérez se divorcia (1945) The Lady of Death (1946) Adam and the Serpent (1946) The Naked Angel (1946) Los Verdes paraísos (1947) Con el diablo en el cuerpo (1947) Una Atrevida aventurita (1948) Los pulpos (1948) La muerte camina en la lluvia (1948) ¿Por qué mintió la cigüeña? (1949) The Demon is an Angel (1949) The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon (1949) The Trap (1949)
1950s	Si muero antes de despertar (1952) Don't Ever Open That Door (1952) Black Ermine (1953) Un ángel sin pudor (1953) María Magdalena (1954) Mãos Sangrentas (1955) Leonora of the Seven Seas (1955) Matemática Zero, Amor Dez (1958) Amor para Três (1958) Three Loves in Rio (1959)
1960s	Esse Rio que Eu Amo (1960) O Rei Pelé (1962) Viagem aos Seios de Duília (1964) Crônica da Cidade Amada (1964) Bossa Nova (1964) O Menino e o Vento (1967) Como Matar um Playboy (1968)
1970-1996	Anjos e Demônios (1970) Uma Pantera em Minha Cama (1971) Caingangue (1973) A Mulher do Desejo (1975) Enigma para Demônios (1975) A Morte Transparente (1978) A Intrusa (1979) Runnin' After Love (1980) ¿Somos? (1982) A Casa de Açúcar (1996)