The Naked Angel

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. 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.

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