Los tres berretines

Los tres berretines
Los tres berretines
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Alton, José Guerrico, László Kish [it], Luis Romero Carranza, Enrique Telémaco Susini
Written by	Nicolás de las Llanderas, Arnaldo Malfatti
Produced by	Raúl Orzábal Quintana
Starring	Luis Arata, Luis Sandrini, Luisa Vehil
Cinematography	John Alton
Edited by	Francisco Múgica
Music by	Enrique Delfino "Delfy"
Production; company	Lumiton
Release date	19 May 1933 (Buenos Aires);
Running time	65 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Los tres berretines (The Three Whims) is a 1933 Argentine black and white comedy film, the first film made by the newly formed Lumiton film studio, and one of the first sound films made in Argentina. Along with ¡Tango!, released that same year, the film is credited with inaugurating the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. It was a great success and launched the film career of the comedian Luis Sandrini. In 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine Fotogramas's list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time.^[1]

Synopsis

The film has traditional popular melodrama plot elements, and includes performances of tango songs.^[2] It depicts a family whose members are obsessed with the three national berretines (interests or hobbies) of tango, football and cinema.^[3] (In the play the last berretín was radio.).^[4] The family is middle class and makes its living from a hardware store. The father complains that the hobbies lead the family to neglect business. In the end, the father himself succumbs to all three hobbies.^[4]

It is one of the first Argentine films dealing with the themes of immigration (to Argentina).^[5]

Cast

The full cast was:^[6]

Luis Arata
Luis Sandrini
Luisa Vehil
Florindo Ferrario
Benita Puértolas
Héctor Quintanilla
Malena Bravo
Dolores Dardes
Miguel Ángel Lauri
Luis Díaz
Dora del Grande
Mario Danesi
Homero Cárpena
Mario Mario
Trío Foccile
Marafiotti
Aníbal Troilo
Miguel Leme
Osvaldo Fresedo
Leonor Rinaldi (uncredited)

Production

Los tres berretines was directed by Enrique Telémaco Susini and starring the local actors Luis Sandrini and Luisa Vehil.^[7]^[8] The American cinematographer John Alton was not credited but may have played an important role in direction and cinematography.^[9] Los tres berretines was based on a hit play of the same name, in which the circus performer and actor Luis Sandrini played Eusebio, a brother with a dream of becoming a famous tango composer. Lumiton expanded his role in the film version.^[10] Los tres berretines was released on 19 May 1933 in the Ástor in Buenos Aires.^[7] It was the second Argentine film with an optical soundtrack. The first was ¡Tango!, released the week before.^[11]

Reception

The film, which cost 18,000 pesos to produce, earned over one million.^[7] Sandrini's performance made him the first local cinema star.^[3]

References

Citations

^ Borrull, Mariona (July 17, 2022). "Las 20 mejores películas argentinas de la historia". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Madrid: Hearst España. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
^ Karush & Chamosa 2010, p. 39.
^ ^a ^b Creacion de Argentina Sono Film Y Lumiton, Cinematec.
^ ^a ^b Mann 2011.
^ Lozano Velásquez, Valentina (2010). "Las huellas de la inmigración en la cinematografía argentina" (PDF). Creación y Producción en Diseño y Comunicación (31): 39. ISSN 1668-5229.
^ The Three Amateurs, IMDb.
^ ^a ^b ^c Martínez 2004.
^ Rist 2014, p. 4.
^ Rist 2014, p. 20.
^ Karush 2012, p. 117-118.
^ Rist 2014, p. 42.

Sources

"Creacion de Argentina Sono Film Y Lumiton". Historia del Cine Argentino. Cinematec. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
Karush, Matthew B.; Chamosa, Oscar (2010-04-30). The New Cultural History of Peronism: Power and Identity in Mid-Twentieth-Century Argentina. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-9286-6.
Karush, Matthew B. (2012-05-15). Culture of Class: Radio and Cinema in the Making of a Divided Argentina, 1920–1946. Duke University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8223-5264-8. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
Mann, Ester (26 July 2011). "Cine Argentino: Los tres berretines". Artesanias Literarias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-06-02.
Martínez, Adolfo C. (1 August 2004). "Lumiton renace en un museo". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-06-01.
Rist, Peter H. (2014-05-08). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8108-8036-8. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
"The Three Amateurs". IMDb. Retrieved 2014-06-02.

[fotogramas-1] Borrull, Mariona (July 17, 2022). "Las 20 mejores películas argentinas de la historia". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Madrid: Hearst España. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[FOOTNOTEKarushChamosa201039-2] Karush & Chamosa 2010, p. 39.

[FOOTNOTECreacion_de_Argentina_Sono_Film_Y_Lumiton,_Cinematec-3] Creacion de Argentina Sono Film Y Lumiton, Cinematec.

[FOOTNOTEMann2011-4] Mann 2011.

[5] Lozano Velásquez, Valentina (2010). "Las huellas de la inmigración en la cinematografía argentina" (PDF). Creación y Producción en Diseño y Comunicación (31): 39. ISSN 1668-5229.

[FOOTNOTEThe_Three_Amateurs,_IMDb-6] The Three Amateurs, IMDb.

[FOOTNOTEMartínez2004-7] Martínez 2004.

[FOOTNOTERist20144-8] Rist 2014, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTERist201420-9] Rist 2014, p. 20.

[FOOTNOTEKarush2012117-118-10] Karush 2012, p. 117-118.

[FOOTNOTERist201442-11] Rist 2014, p. 42.

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