{"product_id":"the-bitter-stems-los-tallos-amargos","title":"The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos)","description":"\u003cp rel=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBLU-RAY \/ DVD DUAL-FORMAT EDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThis rarely seen 1956 film was lauded in its day but only recently rediscovered, hidden away in a private collector’s home outside Buenos Aires. Thanks to the diligent efforts of the Film Noir Foundation and Argentine cinephile Fernando Martín Peña, a gorgeous new print of \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bitter Stems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos tallos amargos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e was created, by UCLA Film \u0026amp; Television Archive, from the reconditioned original negative, now presented in its first ever home video release–with special thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Charitable Trust (The HFPA Trust).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAlfredo Gasper, a dissatisfied Buenos Aires newspaperman (Carlos Cores), partners with Paar Liudas, a clever Hungarian refugee (Vassili Lambrinos) who needs money to bring his family to Argentina. Together they create a bogus correspondence school, exploiting the hopes of would-be journalists. As their scheme succeeds beyond their wildest dreams, a mystery woman from Liudas’ past sparks Gasper’s suspicion: his charming colleague may be playing him for a sucker. Soon Gasper finds himself plotting the perfect crime – but fate has \u003ci\u003emany \u003c\/i\u003etwists in store.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThis adaptation of journalist Adolfo Jasca’s award-winning novel was acclaimed upon its release, earning top prizes in 1957 from the Argentine Film Critics Association for Best Picture, with Fernando Ayala named Best Director. \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Cinematographer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e magazine listed \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos tallos amargos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e #49 on its roster of the 100 Best Photographed Films of All-Time. 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