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Director:
Patricio Guzmán
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Release Date:
26 February 1999 (UK) See more »
Genre:
Documentary See more »
Plot:
After decades of fascist rule in Chile, Patricio Guzman returns to his country to screen his documentary... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
9 wins & 1 nomination See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Patricio Guzmán ... Narrator (voice)
Vincent Davy ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hortensia Allende ... Herself (widow of Salvador Allende) (as Hortensia Bussi)
José Balmes ... Himself (painter)
Carlos Flores ... Himself (film-maker)
Ernesto Malbran ... Himself (professor) (also archive footage)
Rodolfo Müller ... Himself (father of Jorge Muller Silva)
Pablo Perelman ... Himself (film-maker)
Alvaro Undurraga ... Himself (doctor)
Ignacio Valenzuela ... Himself (uncle of Patricio Guzmán)
Carmen Vivanco ... Herself
Salvador Allende ... Himself (in film The Battle of Chile) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Patricio Guzmán 
 
Produced by
Yves Jeanneau .... producer
Éric Michel .... producer
 
Original Music by
Robert M. Lepage 
 
Cinematography by
Éric Pittard 
Pablo Saura 
 
Film Editing by
Hélène Girard 
 
Thanks
Isabel Allende .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Chile, la memoria obstinada" - Canada (original title)
"Chile, Obstinate Memory" - Canada (English title)
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Runtime:
59 min
Country:
Canada | France
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Black and White | Color
Company:
La Sept-ArteSee more »

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He's not a good propagandist., 15 January 2004
Author: clarkca

This pseudo documentary is just passable, but not that interesting. The people interviewed do have a point of view and it is Leftist, but they simply are not convincing, compelling, or even entertaining.

One of the most damning statements the film included was the fact that very few had died to prevent a subjugation of a country's freedom; far fewer than ever in history. Actually, all of the students statements were more balanced than the protagonists' and the most honest part of the film.

It's a biased documentary, but there is some interesting historical footage that helps flesh out the conditions of the time.

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