Ralph Pappier
La morocha (1958)
A prostitute persecuted by the police, receives the interested protection of a greedy merchant. He takes refuge in his house one night and meets his nephew, a sensitive boy who wants to be a musician. (more)
A prostitute persecuted by the police, receives the interested protection of a greedy merchant. He takes refuge in his house one night and meets his nephew, a sensitive boy who wants to be a musician. (more)
El último payador (1950)
The film tells the story of the payador José Betinotti, a mythical character in Argentine music. It faithfully reconstructs the scenarios of the early twentieth century: the workers' struggles, the party meetings of the caudillos and the circus criollo, the cradle ... (more)
The film tells the story of the payador José Betinotti, a mythical character in Argentine music. It faithfully reconstructs the scenarios of the early twentieth century: the workers' struggles, the party meetings of the caudillos and the circus criollo, the cradle ... (more)
Pobre mi madre querida (1948)
Contrary to the principles of his mother and sister, a boy falls in love with a woman of light life. (more)
Contrary to the principles of his mother and sister, a boy falls in love with a woman of light life. (more)
Escuela de campeones (1950)
It is the reconstruction of the history of the Buenos Aires English High School and of the legendary Alumni club, made up of its students, who dominated Argentine football in the first decade of the 20th century and its president, Alejandro Watson Hutton, The first ... (more)
It is the reconstruction of the history of the Buenos Aires English High School and of the legendary Alumni club, made up of its students, who dominated Argentine football in the first decade of the 20th century and its president, Alejandro Watson Hutton, The first ... (more)
Ayer y hoy (1951)
This short film is the most famous Peronist propaganda piece, most likely due to the expressionist visual power of Pappier's imagery. It is based on a poem by José María Fernández Unsaín in which a couple of workers (Fanny Navarro and Pedro Maratea) compares a past ... (more)
This short film is the most famous Peronist propaganda piece, most likely due to the expressionist visual power of Pappier's imagery. It is based on a poem by José María Fernández Unsaín in which a couple of workers (Fanny Navarro and Pedro Maratea) compares a past ... (more)
A Woman... (1975)
After seven years in jail, a woman is released and has to re-enter society. (more)
After seven years in jail, a woman is released and has to re-enter society. (more)
El festín de Satanás (1958)
With his own money, Pappier produced this ambitious adaptation of Manuel Gálvez's "Miércoles Santo", whose release was delayed for three years due to political reasons. When it finally came out, it bombed, but its formal originality was mentioned even in ... (more)
With his own money, Pappier produced this ambitious adaptation of Manuel Gálvez's "Miércoles Santo", whose release was delayed for three years due to political reasons. When it finally came out, it bombed, but its formal originality was mentioned even in ... (more)
Native Pony (1953)
A young horse breeder will show his grandfather how they can adapt to the times and prove his theory. (more)
A young horse breeder will show his grandfather how they can adapt to the times and prove his theory. (more)
Delito (1962)
A police officer joins a gang of smugglers to try to unmask its members. (more)
A police officer joins a gang of smugglers to try to unmask its members. (more)
Operación "G" (1962)
The National Gendarmerie combats arms smuggling in Alto Paraná. (more)
The National Gendarmerie combats arms smuggling in Alto Paraná. (more)
Allá donde el viento brama (1963)
The action takes place in Comodo Rivadavia, and reenacts a 1907 mission lead by José Fuchs, who was supposed to find water but found oil instead. (more)
The action takes place in Comodo Rivadavia, and reenacts a 1907 mission lead by José Fuchs, who was supposed to find water but found oil instead. (more)