Film Noir Series - "Los Tallos Amargos" (The Bitter Stems)

The Bitter Stems (Los Tallos Amargos) is a 1956 Argentine film noir directed by Fernando Ayala, one of the last films of the classical era of Argentine cinema. The screenplay, written by Sergio Leonardo, was based on a novel by journalist Adolfo Jasca.

The film stars Carlos Cores as a journalist with an inferiority complex who partners with a Hungarian immigrant, played by Vassili Lambrinos, in a fraudulent get-rich-quick scheme that leads to crime and tragedy.

Facilitator:
Introduction and post-screening discussion facilitated by John Curran.  John is a Palm Desert resident and a retired US government computer security manager.  John has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science. He has been a passionate film aficionado for decades and has expanded his interests in retirement deeply into film noir.  If you are interested in taking John's film class, please visit the Learning In Retirment website and sign up for the mailing list.