Open from 18 to 24
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Open from 18 to 24 is a 1988 Argentine
drama film
directed and written by Víctor Dínenzon
.
The picture stars Gerardo Romano
and Horacio Peña
, and others.
class is led by Carla, who just lost the love of her life, Vincente.
The mostly middle-aged, middle-class students attend the class for a variety of reasons, but for the most part they enjoy the sensual romanticism
of the tango's dance movements and music
.
When Vincente's handsome nephew shows up from the countryside, passions grow more heated, and closeted jealousies
and rivalries of the students become unscaled. At the film's end, the leader Carla reveals a surprising fact about herself.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed and written by Víctor Dínenzon
Víctor Dínenzon
Víctor Dínenzon is an Argentine film director and screen writer.He directed and wrote the script to the 1988 film, Abierto de 18 a 24.-External links:...
.
The picture stars Gerardo Romano
Gerardo Romano
Gerardo Romano is an Argentine actor who has made some 45 appearances in mainstream film and television in Argentina since 1979...
and Horacio Peña
Horacio Peña
Horacio Peña could refer to multiple people.*Horacio Peña *Horacio Peña - Author and poet from Nicaragua....
, and others.
Plot
From six until midnight, a tangoTango (dance)
Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....
class is led by Carla, who just lost the love of her life, Vincente.
The mostly middle-aged, middle-class students attend the class for a variety of reasons, but for the most part they enjoy the sensual romanticism
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
of the tango's dance movements and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
.
When Vincente's handsome nephew shows up from the countryside, passions grow more heated, and closeted jealousies
Jealousy
Jealousy is a second emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, particularly in reference to a human connection. Jealousy often consists of a combination of presenting emotions...
and rivalries of the students become unscaled. At the film's end, the leader Carla reveals a surprising fact about herself.
Cast
- Gerardo RomanoGerardo RomanoGerardo Romano is an Argentine actor who has made some 45 appearances in mainstream film and television in Argentina since 1979...
- Horacio PeñaHoracio PeñaHoracio Peña could refer to multiple people.*Horacio Peña *Horacio Peña - Author and poet from Nicaragua....
- Bernardo BarasBernardo BarasBernardo Baras is an Argentine actor who has appeared in films and TV in Argentina since 1982.He has acted in films such as the 1988 Victor Dinenzon film, Abierto de 18 a 24 alongside actors Gerardo Romano and Horacio Peña....
- Néstor Francisco
- Zulma Grey
- Chris La Valle
- Jorge Luz
- Jorge Abel Martín
- Silvia Peyrou
- Aldo Piccione
- Omar Pini
- Carmen Renard
- Nora Sajaroff
- Cora Sanchez
- Carlos Santamaría
- Eduardo Santoro
- Néstor Zacco
External links
- Abierto de 18 a 24 at the cinenacional.comCinenacional.comCinenacional.com is a web portal and web-based database about Argentine cinema.The site provides a vast array of information, including: films, television programs, directors, actors, cinematographers, film editors, production designers, and other production professions in Argentina...