Part 1 of a documentary trilogy on the events in Chile between 1972 and September 1973. One of the last black-and-white documentaries made in Chile, it chronicles the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
An excerpt from a letter from Chilean director Patricio Guzmán to Chris Marker (Stopover in Dubai, IFFR 2019) explaining the film that would become The Battle Of Chile (Part 1): The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie:
“Our political situation is confusing; the country feels as if it was headed for a civil war situation, which makes us all nervous and tense… The class struggle is evident everywhere… We have to make a movie of all this!… A cinematic mural composed of many chapters whose protagonists are, on the one hand, the people and their leaders, and on the other hand, the oligarchy, its leaders and their connections to the Washington government. An analytical film. A film for the masses and for individuals. A fast-paced film made from daily events, whose final duration is unpredictable… A free-form film, using reportage, essay, still photography, the dramatic structure of fiction, the sequence shot according to the circumstances, as reality proposes…”
– Olaf Möller
Film details
Countries of production
Chile, Cuba
Year
1975
Festival edition
IFFR 2024
Length
97'
Medium/Format
DCP
Language
Spanish
Premiere status
None
Director
Patricio Guzmán
Producer
Patricio Guzmán
Screenplay
Patricio Guzmán
Cinematography
Jorge Silva Melo
Editing
Pedro Chaskel
Sound design
Bernardo Menz
Principal cast
Abilio Fernández
Production company
Equipe Tercer Ano
Sales / World rights holder
Pyramide International
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