The Tragedy in Abeyance of Cándida. Emigration and Assimilation in the Cinema of Niní Marshall
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Jean Epstein explicaba poéticamente que todo film contiene una “tragedia en suspenso” que no está explícita en la narrativa. Esta idea cinemática guía el análisis de los films Cándida (1939) y Cándida millonaria (1941), dos de las tres comedias sobre una criada gallega en Buenos Aires dirigidas por Luis Bayón Herrera. Niní Marshall interpreta el papel de Cándida, una recién llegada a Argentina que retrata en imágenes el estereotipo de la gallega emigrante. En los films, Cándida se enfrenta a la tragedia de la recién llegada a una sociedad extraña y la tragedia de la asimilación que pone en peligro la identidad de la emigrante que quiere encajar en la nueva sociedad. Este artículo explora la representación, a través de la fotogenia descrita por Epstein, la representación del “otro” invisible -mujer, inmigrante, trabajadora doméstica y parte de una minoría étnica- y las contradicciones implícitas en su retrato cómico
n his writings about cinema, Jean Epstein poetically explained that every film contains a ‘tragedy in abeyance’ that is not explicit in the narrative. This cinematic idea guides the analysis of the films Cándida (1939) and Cándida millonaria (1941), two of three comedies that Luis Bayón Herrera directed about a Galician maid in Buenos Aires. Niní Marshall plays Cándida, a newcomer to Argentina who projects the stereotype of the female Galician immigrant. In these films Cándida faces two tragedies: that of a newcomer in an alien society and that of assimilation, which endangers the identity of the immigrant striving to fit into this new society. Drawing on Epstein’s concept of photogénie, this article explores the representation of an almost invisible ‘other’ –a female, immigrant, domestic worker who is part of an ethnic minority– and the contradictions implicit in her comic portrayal
n his writings about cinema, Jean Epstein poetically explained that every film contains a ‘tragedy in abeyance’ that is not explicit in the narrative. This cinematic idea guides the analysis of the films Cándida (1939) and Cándida millonaria (1941), two of three comedies that Luis Bayón Herrera directed about a Galician maid in Buenos Aires. Niní Marshall plays Cándida, a newcomer to Argentina who projects the stereotype of the female Galician immigrant. In these films Cándida faces two tragedies: that of a newcomer in an alien society and that of assimilation, which endangers the identity of the immigrant striving to fit into this new society. Drawing on Epstein’s concept of photogénie, this article explores the representation of an almost invisible ‘other’ –a female, immigrant, domestic worker who is part of an ethnic minority– and the contradictions implicit in her comic portrayal
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Pérez Pereiro, , Marta, y Silvia Roca Baamonde,. 2019. «The Tragedy in Abeyance of Cándida. Emigration and Assimilation in the Cinema of Niní Marshall». Quintana: Revista Do Departamento De Historia Da Arte, n.º 18 (diciembre). https://doi.org/10.15304/qui.18.5478
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