Los martes, orquídeas

Los martes, orquídeas
Directed by Francisco Múgica
Written by Francisco Oyarzábal,
Carlos A. Olivari,
Sixto Pondal Ríos
Starring Mirtha Legrand, Enrique Serrano, Juan Carlos Thorry
Music by Enrique Delfino
Cinematography Alfredo Traverso
Production
company
Release date
Running time
 84 minutes
Country Argentina
Language Spanish
L-R: Zully Moreno, Mirtha Legrand, Nuri Montsé and Silvana Roth

Los martes, orquídeas (On Tuesdays, Orchids) is a 1941 Argentine black and white comedy film which won the Argentine Best Picture award for 1941.

Production

Los martes, orquídeas was produced by Lumiton, directed by Francisco Múgica. The script was written by Francisco Oyarzábal based on a simple yet effective story by Carlos A. Olivari and Sixto Pondal Ríos. The stars were Enrique Serrano, Juan Carlos Thorry and Nuri Montsé. The film introduced Mirtha Legrand as Elenita, in her first leading role.[1]

Synopsis

The plot revolves around Elenita, the youngest of four sisters, shy, romantic and lonely. To try to bring her to life, her father sends her a bouquet of orchids each week, so she will think she has an admirer.[1] A young, unemployed actor is hired to pose as the wealthy suitor. There are comic scenes as he dresses in fancy clothes, rides a horse and attends a party. By the time the ruse comes to light, the young couple have fallen in love and decided to marry. The father expects that his daughter will reject the young man when she learns he is poor and Italian in origin, but to his dismay she accepts him as he is.[2]

Reception

Los martes, orquídeas was considered the best comedy that had been made in Argentina to date. It launched the career of the young Mirtha Legrand.[3] Columbia Pictures used the film as the basis for You Were Never Lovelier (1942) with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth.[4] The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave a number of awards for the film:[5]

  • Best Film: Lumiton
  • Best original story: Pondal Sixto Ríos and Carlos Olivari
  • Special mention: Mirtha Legrand

Full cast

The full cast was:[6]

References

Citations

Sources

  • "ARCHIVO · Premios Anuales 1941 - 1953" (in Spanish). Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  • Karush, Matthew B. (2012-05-15). Culture of Class: Radio and Cinema in the Making of a Divided Argentina, 1920–1946. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-5264-8. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  • "Los martes orquideas". Todo Argentina. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  • "On Tuesdays, Orchids". IMDb. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  • Parkinson, David (2007-08-01). The Rough Guide to Film Musicals. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-0-7566-4712-4. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  • Plazaola, Luis Trelles (1989-01-01). South American Cinema/ Cine De America Del Sur: Dictionary of Film Makers/ Diccionario De Los Productores De Peliculas. La Editorial, UPR. ISBN 978-0-8477-2011-8. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
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