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Your grandma's ghost possesses you to get laid. Awkward family reunions just got worse.
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El retrato (1947)

possessed chaosrepressed desirecomedic haunting

Overview

ComedyFantasyRomance

A repressed woman, unable to give love, is possessed by the spirit of her lewd grandmother.

Flag of ARARSpanish
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Mirtha Legrand's dual performance: prude vs. thirsty ghost

Direction

Schlieper sneaks saucy content past 1940s censors

Costume

Wardrobe literally signals whose personality is driving

Best for:Solo: Weird midnight curiosity that demands zero interruptions·Friends: Drunken 'what did we just watch' dissection required
Heads up:Sexual Content: Grandma ghost is aggressively horny throughout·Triggers: Depicts possession as loss of bodily autonomy
Carlos Schlieper

Director

Carlos Schlieper

ReleasedJan 2, 1947
Runtime1h 15m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Emelco

Top Cast

Mirtha Legrand

Mirtha Legrand

Juan Carlos Thorry

Juan Carlos Thorry

Alberto Bello

Alberto Bello

Héctor Calcaño

Héctor Calcaño

Sara Olmos

Sara Olmos

Osvaldo Miranda

Osvaldo Miranda

María Santos

María Santos

Mario Faig

Mario Faig

Alberto de Mendoza

Alberto de Mendoza

Aurelia Ferrer

Aurelia Ferrer

Alberto Terrones

Alberto Terrones

Horacio O'Connor

Horacio O'Connor

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Cultural

Made during Perón's first presidency, when Argentine cinema flourished with state support—this was mainstream entertainment, not underground provocation.

Insight

Mirtha Legrand was 20 playing both repressed granddaughter AND her lustful grandmother, essentially inventing a split-screen performance without the technology.

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