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A storm's brewing in this house, and it ain't the weather.
IMDb
70

El gran secreto (1942)

melodramaticclaustrophobicArgentine noir

Overview

Drama

A meteorologist's wife hurts her sister so she won't reveal who the real mother of her child is.

Flag of ARARSpanish
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Standout Aspects

Acting

Mecha Ortiz's simmering desperation as Alicia

Production

Atmospheric studio sets evoke suffocating bourgeois life

Best for:Solo: Late-night vintage drama when you're feeling dramatic·Streaming: Discovering forgotten 1940s Argentine cinema
Heads up:Emotional: Tragic maternal choices and family fracture
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Director

Jacques Rémy

ReleasedJul 21, 1942
Runtime1h 17m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Mecha Ortiz

Mecha Ortiz

Alicia Ortega Delafuente

George Rigaud

George Rigaud

Miguel Delafuente

Nury Montsé

Nury Montsé

Clara Ortega

Hugo Pimentel

Hugo Pimentel

Gerardo

Carlos Morganti

Carlos Morganti

Juez

Homero Cárpena

Homero Cárpena

Usurero

Alberto Terrones

Alberto Terrones

Padre de las hermanas

Elvira Quiroga

Elvira Quiroga

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Argentina's 1940s 'cine de mujeres,' melodramas centering female suffering in patriarchal structures.

Trivia

Mecha Ortiz, Argentina's 'First Lady of Cinema,' reportedly fought director Rémy over the stair scene's staging.

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