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(5/10) In a nutshell: The science fiction merely serves as McGuffins in this 1948 comedy starring Mexico’s biggest film star of the forties and fifties, Cantinflas. A stylish effort despite the low budget, and a very sympathetic, but ultimately talky and slow-moving film. Cantinflas shines.
El Supersabio (1948). Directed by Miguel M. Delgado. Written by Jean Bernarde-Luc, Alex Joffé, Iñigo de Martino, Jaime Salvador. Starring: Cantinflas, Perla Aguiar, Carlo Martines Baena. Produced by Jacques Gelman and Santiago Reachi for Posa Films. IMDb score: 6.8
As you can see above, I’ve given this film 5 stars. That may be overly generous, but I’ve decided to give the movie the benefit of a doubt, since it is a very talky film, I don’t understand much of the dialogue, and I’m told much of the film’s charm lies in the original way the film’s star Cantiflas uses his language and dialogue. However, credits should be given to the movie for having such a clear structure and good direction, that even though I don’t technically speak Spanish, I had no trouble following the basic plot with the help of a synopsis and the little Spanish that I do understand.