Encuentros y desencuentros entre dos grandes obras: El río Oscuroy Las aguas bajan turbias (Argentina, 1943/1952)

Much of Argentine cinema of the 40's and 50’s echoed the social transformations of that period. During the Peronist government, cinema director and tango singer Hugo del Carril included oppressed social sector of rural areas in his films, especially in Dark River (1952), film based on the novel...

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Autor principal:	Cristina Mateu
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Lenguaje:	EN FR PT
Publicado:	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2012
Materias:	Argentina cinema Communism literatura mensúes Peronism Anthropology GN1-890 Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a3c86ef7fdc4483d97430d43719feb6e2021-12-02T10:38:24ZEncuentros y desencuentros entre dos grandes obras: El río Oscuroy Las aguas bajan turbias (Argentina, 1943/1952)1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.63148https://doaj.org/article/a3c86ef7fdc4483d97430d43719feb6e2012-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/63148https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252Much of Argentine cinema of the 40's and 50’s echoed the social transformations of that period. During the Peronist government, cinema director and tango singer Hugo del Carril included oppressed social sector of rural areas in his films, especially in Dark River (1952), film based on the novel The Dark River (1943) by the writer and communist activist Alfredo Varela. The book chronicles the life of rural native workers “mensúes”, their working conditions and the characteristicsof the Guarani and Creole culture in north-eastern Argentina. These two texts, the first by a recognized Peronist and the second by a communist militant –representing opposing lines in the political arena since 1945– coincide in contents and views on certain social and historical phenomena (expressed in cultural terms). They were and rest important for understanding the tributaries of popular culture in Argentina and its problems. This article explains the relationship between the novel and the film, pointing out similarities and differences between their narratives and the political and ideological perspectives from which they interpret social reality.Cristina MateuCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsarticleArgentinacinemaCommunismliteraturamensúesPeronismAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2012)
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description	Much of Argentine cinema of the 40's and 50’s echoed the social transformations of that period. During the Peronist government, cinema director and tango singer Hugo del Carril included oppressed social sector of rural areas in his films, especially in Dark River (1952), film based on the novel The Dark River (1943) by the writer and communist activist Alfredo Varela. The book chronicles the life of rural native workers “mensúes”, their working conditions and the characteristicsof the Guarani and Creole culture in north-eastern Argentina. These two texts, the first by a recognized Peronist and the second by a communist militant –representing opposing lines in the political arena since 1945– coincide in contents and views on certain social and historical phenomena (expressed in cultural terms). They were and rest important for understanding the tributaries of popular culture in Argentina and its problems. This article explains the relationship between the novel and the film, pointing out similarities and differences between their narratives and the political and ideological perspectives from which they interpret social reality.
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title	Encuentros y desencuentros entre dos grandes obras: El río Oscuroy Las aguas bajan turbias (Argentina, 1943/1952)
title_short	Encuentros y desencuentros entre dos grandes obras: El río Oscuroy Las aguas bajan turbias (Argentina, 1943/1952)
title_full	Encuentros y desencuentros entre dos grandes obras: El río Oscuroy Las aguas bajan turbias (Argentina, 1943/1952)
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Encuentros y desencuentros entre dos grandes obras: El río Oscuroy Las aguas bajan turbias (Argentina, 1943/1952)

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