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(La Casa del ángel)(1957/Argentina; 76 min., b&w, sound); Dir. Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. Cast: Elsa Daniel. A view of the ruling class in 1920s Argentina, a deeply repressive society where political arguments were often settled by duels, and young women were expected to be totally ignorant of sex (IMDB). Program: Argentine Cinema

Cinema Then, Cinema Now host Professor Jerry Carlson sits down with Jean Franco and Claudo Campuzano to discuss the film The House of the Angel.

Efforts to preserve this program were made possible by "Uncovering CUNY's Audiovisual Heritage," a project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).