Stronger than Love
(Mas fuerte que el amor)
Tulio de Michelis | Fiction, Drama, Romance
1955 | 90 minutes | Mexico, Cuba
Newly restored, this Mexican clasic melodrama and social critique of class tensions follows a humble man's fight to be accepted by the upper class after making millions.
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Carlos, a former factory worker of humble origins, has made millions — but the upper class refuses to accept him as one of their own. Meanwhile, Barbara, the spoiled daughter of an industrialist, is to enter into a loveless marriage of convenience. Tensions arise when the two fall madly in love.
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Main credits
García Besné, Jorge (film producer)
Dulzaides, Oscar G. (film producer)
Dulzaides, Oscar G. (screenwriter)
Demicheli, Tulio (film director)
Mistral, Jorge (actor)
Stern, Miroslava (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Jack Draper; editing, Mario González; music, Pablo Ruiz Castellanos.
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Locarno Film Festival - Mexican Retrospective
DIRECTOR: Tulio de Michelis
NATIONALITY: Mexico, Cuba
YEAR: 1955
GENRE: Fiction, Drama, Romance
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Black and white
GRADE LEVEL: College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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