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BEGINNING On July 18 1896, short after the invention of the cinematographer, the first projection took place at the Odeón Theater of Buenos Aires ; only a year after its debut in Paris , the first short of the Lumiere brothers were presented in Argentina. FIRST ARGENTINE MOVIES blazing on the wind at the Plaza De Mayo . It followed ''Viaje a Buenos Aires'' (1900) and ''La revista de la escuadra argentina'' (1901). By that time, the first projection halls were opened. Several Argentine artist continued experimenting the possibilities of the new invention, making news briefs and documentaries. 's execution", 1908 ). The Argentine History and Literature provided the themes of the first years of film-making. One of the first successes of the national cinema was ''Nobleza Gaucha'' of 1915, inspired in Martín Fierro , Gaucho poems by José Hernández . Based on José Mármol 's novel, ''Amalia'' (1914) was the first full-length movie of national production, and in 1917 ''El apostol'', a satiric short on President Hipólito Yrigoyen , became the first animated film in world cinema. Also in 1917 debuted Carlos Gardel in ''Flor de durazno'', directed by Francisco Defilippis Novoa. SOUND The incorporation of sound to the cinema had a great impact in the public. In 1931 Agustín Ferreyra directed ''Muñequitas porteñas'', the first Argentine spoken film, with Vitaphone synchronisation. Around 1933 arrived the Movietone , that allowed to store both voice and music together with the image. Also in that year are created the first two Argentine cinematographic studios; Argentina Sono Film was founded by Angel Mentasti , and Lumitón was created by Enrique Telémaco Susini , César José Guerrico and Luis Romero Carranza . The first disc-less sound film was ''Tango'' ( 1931 ), directed by Luis Maglia Barth . Other successful films of those years are ''El alma del bandoneón'' ( Mario Soffici , 1935 ), ''La muchacha de a bordo'' ( Manuel Romero , 1936 ), and ''La vuelta al nido'' ( Leopoldo Torres Rios , 1938 ), all jewels of the Argentine cinema of the 1930s that consagrated stars Libertad Lamarque , Tita Merello , Pepe Arias , Luis Sandrini and Niní Marshall . ''CLASSIC'' CINEMA The decade of 1940 brought a long crisis produced by the commercial competition of the United States Cinema . Some films to underline are ''Historia de una noche'' ( Luis Saslavsky , 1941 ) y ''La dama duende'' (Luis Saslavsky, 1945 ), ''Malambro'' ( Lucas Demare and Hugo Fregonese , 1945 ), ''Pelota de trapo'' ( Torres Ríos , 1948 ), ''Crimen de Oribe'' (Torres Ríos, 1950 ) and ''Las aguas bajan turbias'' ( Hugo Del Carril , 1952 ). FIRST ''NEW CINEMA'' Since the late 1950s a new generation of film directors succeeded in joining the technical ability with the esthetic refinement, that finally took Argentine films to international film festivals. Of the first wave of such directors we can name Leopoldo Torre-Nilsson , Fernando Ayala , David Jose Kohon , Simon Feldman and Fernando Solanas . A second generation that achieved a cinematographic style to mention were José Martínez Suárez , Manuel Antin , and Leopoldo Favio . AFTER THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT After the Military Government that ended in 1983, a new era in the Argentine cinema started. Within the first of such films we can mention ''Camila'' ( María Luisa Bemberg , 1984 ) and '' La Historia Oficial '' ( José Luis Puenzo , 1985) that received the Academy Award for best foreign film. CONTEMPORARY CINEMA The 1990s brought another ''New Argentine Cinema'' wave, marked by independent productions and a twist from the classical Argentine cinema. Films such as '' Nueve Reinas '' and '' El Hijo De La Novia '' (nominated for best foreign film) received praise and various awards around the world. . Since the beginnings of Argentine cinema, almost 2,500 films have been produced, with 2004 and 2005 being the most prolific years with 66 and 63 films respectively. SEE ALSO
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