The Bitter Stems (Los Tallos Amargos)

Scuffling Buenos Aires reporter Alfredo Gasper (Carlos Corres) made the acquaintance of hustling Hungarian refugee Paar Liudas (Vassili Lambrinos), and they went in together on a journalism correspondence-school scam. As the cash rolled in, however, Gasper's suspicions of his partner mounted...and he may be looking to fatally sever the arrangement. Rediscovered noir from Argentina also stars Julia Sandoval, Gilda Lousek. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Spanish; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes. In Spanish with English subtitles. Two-disc set.