The Prodigal Woman (1984 film)

The Prodigal Woman
The Prodigal Woman
Directed by	Mario Soffici; Leo Fleider; Ralph Pappier
Screenplay by	Alejandro Casona
Based on	La pródiga by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Starring	Eva Duarte
Cinematography	Francis Boeniger
Edited by	Oscar Carchano
Music by	Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio
Release date	16 August 1984;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

The Prodigal Woman (Spanish: La pródiga) is an Argentine drama film directed by Mario Soffici and co-directed by Leo Fleider and Ralph Pappier. It stars Eva Duarte as a wasteful rich woman who has a social awakening. The film is based on a novel by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.^[1]

The film was shot in 1945, in Córdoba and the San Miguel studios in Buenos Aires. It was Duarte's first leading role in a film and also her last film. It was to be released toward the end of 1945, but in the meantime Duarte married the presidential candidate Juan Perón. Her new position in Argentina's political life, and her considerable influence on her husband, made the film inappropriate for release, and it was postponed indefinitely.^[1] It was eventually released in Argentina on 16 August 1984.^[2]

Summary[edit]

Julia is the owner of a grand mansion situated in the midst of a valley. After living a licentious life, she makes a decision to redirect her fortune towards others, earning her the nickname "the prodigal." However, everything changes when an engineer arrives with different plans for the land, altering the fate of both Julia and the valley.^[3]

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References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Orloff, Caroline. "Eva Perón's Last Film". Global Cinema. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ "La pródiga (1945)". Cinenacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-04-24.
^ Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995). Buenos Aires: Editorial Corregidor. p. 478.

External links[edit]

The Prodigal Woman at IMDb

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[orloff-1] Orloff, Caroline. "Eva Perón's Last Film". Global Cinema. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

[2] "La pródiga (1945)". Cinenacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-04-24.

[manrupe-3] Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995). Buenos Aires: Editorial Corregidor. p. 478.

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v t e Films directed by Leo Fleider
1940s-50s	The Prodigal Woman (1945) Sombras en la frontera (1951) Locuras, tiros y mambos (1951) Los sobrinos del Zorro (1952) La Muerte en las calles (1952) Trompada 45 (1953) La Casa grande (1953) Desalmados en pena (1954) Torrente indiano (1954) Los Hermanos corsos (1955) Vida nocturna (1955) Novia para dos (1956) Amor a primera vista (1956) Campo arado (1959)
1960s	Interpol llamando a Río (1961) Canuto Cañete, conscripto del 7 (1963) Aconcagua (1964) Canuto Cañete y los 40 ladrones (1964) Canuto Cañete, detective privado (1965) Ahorro y préstamo... para el amor (1965) Vivir es formidable (1966) Escala musical (1966) El derecho de comer (1968) Los debutantes en el amor (1969) Cautiva en la selva (1969)
1970s	Muchacho (1970) Arriba Juventud (1971) Siempre te amaré (1971) Embrujo de amor (1971) Piloto de pruebas (1972) Destino de un capricho (1972) Titanes en el ring (1973) Crimen en el hotel alojamiento (1974) Esta es mi Argentina (1974) Operación rosa rosa (1974)