Such Is Life

Such Is Life is a 1939 Argentine melodrama film directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Enrique Muiño, Elías Alippi, Enrique Serrano and Sabina Olmos. Based on a successful play by Nicolás de las Llanderas and Arnaldo Malfatti, it focuses on the history of a bourgeois family from Buenos Aires from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. A Mexican remake titled Azahares para tu boda was released in 1950. Cast Enrique Muiño Elías Alippi Enrique Serrano Arturo García Buhr Sabina Olmos Alberto Bello Myrna Bonillas Fernando Campos Héctor Coire Niní Gambier Alfredo Jordan Felisa Mary Alímedes Nelson José Ruzzo Pablo Vicuña Style The style of the film was an important turning point in Argentine cinema, since until then the films mainly focused on the working classes and the world of tango. As noted by researcher Alejandro Kelly Hopfenblatt: From the point of view of the parents who see their children grow up and leave home to create their own life stories, an ode to work and family as fundamental supports in times of modernization of society was proposed. The main novelty introduced to the national cinematography was the appearance of a new universe represented from the protagonism of the bourgeoisie, looking for empathy and identification of new spectators.