La dama duende (1945)

Wit... Love... Intrigue... in the spectacular setting of 18th Century Spain

Run Time: 1h41m | Release: 17 May 1945

Genres: Romance | Drama | Comedy | History |

Production Countries: Argentina

5 / 101 Vote Count

Overview:

The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost. Voted the best Argentine film of 1945, La dama duende is a beautifully crafted comedy of errors, based on the 17th-century play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. The most ambitious production of Estudios San Miguel, it was brought to the screen mostly by Spaniards exiled in Argentina as a result of the Civil War.