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Argentine film

El Arreglo
A still from the film
Directed by	Fernando Ayala
Written by	Roberto Cossa Carlos Somigliana
Produced by	Fernando Ayala
Starring	Federico Luppi Julio De Grazia Rodolfo Ranni Haydée Padilla Susú Pecoraro
Cinematography	Victor Hugo Caula
Edited by	Eduardo López
Music by	Jorge Valcarcel
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Argentina Spain
Language	Spanish

The Deal (Spanish: El Arreglo) is a 1983 Argentine drama film directed by Fernando Ayala and written by Roberto Cossa and Carlos Somigliana. The film premiered on 19 May 1983 in Buenos Aires. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Diploma.

Plot summary

Luis, a hard working and honest family man living in a small town, becomes involved in a moral quandary: Water service has come to his street, but only one side of the street. Due to a technical error, Luis and everyone on his side simply won't be getting the service. However, the water company foreman is open to bribes in order to provide water to the other side of the street. When Luis declines to bribe the man for his family, everyone on his side, neighbours and family included, turn against him, and the foreman resents him.

After some time, Luis relents and tries to bribe the foreman, but things go wrong when the foreman calls him a hypocrite and insults him. Luis backs down on a deal and the situation ends in a fight between the two of them. In the end, Luis' moral struggle proves him right, though it happens at a cost.

Cast

References

"13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-01-31.

External links

El Arreglo at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Fernando Ayala
1950s	Ayer fue primavera (1955) Los tallos amargos (1956) Una viuda difícil (1957) El jefe (1958) El candidato (1959)
1960s	Sábado a la noche, cine (1960) Paula cautiva (1963) La industria del matrimonio (1964) Primero yo (1964) Viaje de una noche de verano (1965) Con gusto a rabia (1965) Hotel alojamiento (1966) Las Locas del conventillo (1966) Cuando los hombres hablan de mujeres (1967) En mi casa mando yo (1968) El professor hippie (1969) La fiaca (1969)
1970s	El profesor patagónico (1970) La guita (1970) La gran ruta (1971) Argentino hasta la muerte (1971) El Profesor Tirabombas (1972) Argentinísima (1972) Argentinísima II (1973) Triángulo de cuatro (1975) El canto cuenta su historia (1976) Los médicos (1978)
1980-1991	Desde el abismo (1980) Días de ilusión (1980) Abierto día y noche (1981) Plata dulce (1982) El arreglo (1983) Pasajeros de una pesadilla (1984) Sobredosis (1986) El año del conejo (1987) Dios los cría (1991)

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