Cinema
Shunko
Lautaro Murúa · 1960
Synopsis
A schoolmaster trained in the city is appointed to a rural school in the province of Santiago del Estero, where his pupils speak Quechua, according to the Entre Ríos audiovisual institute. The latter specifies that his prejudices first bring him into conflict with the children, and that he then gradually learns from them. The director himself plays the part of the teacher, according to La Nación, which reports that the story starts from a real event.
Context
Released on 17 November 1960, this first film by its director was written by Augusto Roa Bastos, from the novel by Jorge W. Ábalos, according to La Nación. The music is by Waldo de los Ríos, the sets by Saulo Benavente. It was included in a cycle of classics of national cinema, in Entre Ríos, then by the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, in a cycle devoted to the generation of the sixties.
Who it is for
A drama in Spanish, shot in the rural north, about a teacher and his pupils, worth seeing for its view of the country school.
Prizes and reception
Silver Condor for best film, according to the Argentine press; shown again in cinemas in 2025 and in 2026.
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