His Best Student (Spanish:Su mejor alumno) is a 1944 Argentine biographical film of the classical period directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño and Ángel Magaña. It was released in Buenos Aires on 22 May 1944. The film won many awards, including the award for best film of the year.
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 39th position.
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Synopsis
The film is an emotional enactment of the life of Domingo Sarmiento, the son of a former president of Argentina and the father of public education in the country, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (Enrique Muiño). "Dominguito" volunteers to fight in the Paraguayan War, in which he dies. It is based on Vida de Dominguito ("Dominguito's life"), written by his father.
Cast
The cast included:
Awards
The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave a number of awards for the film:
Best Picture: Artistas Argentinos Asociados
Best director: Lucas Demare
Best original story Ulyses Petit de Murat and Homero Manzi
Best Actor Enrique Muiño
Best scenography Ralph Pappier
Best cinematographer Bob Roberts
Best sound Ramón Ator
Best editing Carlos Rinaldi
At the 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards the film won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Enrique Muiño), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ulises Petit de Murat, Homero Manzi) and Best Camera Operator (Humberto Peruzzi).