Alfonsina (film)

Alfonsina (English: Alexandra) is a 1957 Argentine biographical film directed by Kurt Land and written by José María Fernández Unsáin.

The film stars Amelia Bence as the poet Alfonsina Storni and actor Guillermo Murray.

[1] The film opens with a wide shot of waves breaking ominously on the seashore, accompanied by Alfonsina's poetry.

There is also an important scene where Alfonsina announces the news of her illness performed in a very different way from a Hollywood film.

Kurt Land was originally from Vienna, so he has a romantic atmosphere somewhat similar to Ernst Lubitsch.