Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Prologue: Companion to Latin American Film
- Dedication
- Introduction to Latin American Film
- 1 ¡Qué Viva México! (Long Live Mexico, 1931), Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 2 Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, 1950), Directed by Luis Buñuel
- 3 Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
- 4 Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959), Directed by Marcel Camus
- 5 Memorias Del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 6 Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
- 7 El Chacal de Nahueltoro (The Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969), Directed by Miguel Littín
- 8 Yawar Mallku: La Sangre Del Cóndor (The Blood of the Condor, 1969), Directed by Jorge Sanjinés
- 9 La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
- 10 La Última Cena (The Last Supper, 1977), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 11 Pixote: A Lei Do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, 1980), Directed by Héctor Babenco
- 12 El Norte (The North, 1983), Directed by Gregory Nava
- 13 Camila (1984), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 14 La Historia Oficial (The Official Version, 1984), Directed by Luis Puenzo
- 15 Cartas Del Parque (Letters in the Park, 1989), Co-Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Gabriel García Márquez
- 16 La Tarea (Homework, 1989), Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- 17 Yo, La Peor de Todas (I, the Worst of all, 1990), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 18 La Frontera (The Frontier, 1991), Directed by Ricardo Larraín
- 19 El Viaje (1991) the Voyage, Directed by Fernando Solanas
- 20 Fresa Y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 21 Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Alfonso Arau, Based on the Novel of the Same Name by Laura Esquivel
- 22 Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998), Directed by Walter Salles
- 23 Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch, 2000), Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 24 Y Tu Mamá También (and Your Mother Too, 2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- 25 Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Guide to Further Reading
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
9 - La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Prologue: Companion to Latin American Film
- Dedication
- Introduction to Latin American Film
- 1 ¡Qué Viva México! (Long Live Mexico, 1931), Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 2 Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, 1950), Directed by Luis Buñuel
- 3 Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
- 4 Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959), Directed by Marcel Camus
- 5 Memorias Del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 6 Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
- 7 El Chacal de Nahueltoro (The Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969), Directed by Miguel Littín
- 8 Yawar Mallku: La Sangre Del Cóndor (The Blood of the Condor, 1969), Directed by Jorge Sanjinés
- 9 La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
- 10 La Última Cena (The Last Supper, 1977), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 11 Pixote: A Lei Do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, 1980), Directed by Héctor Babenco
- 12 El Norte (The North, 1983), Directed by Gregory Nava
- 13 Camila (1984), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 14 La Historia Oficial (The Official Version, 1984), Directed by Luis Puenzo
- 15 Cartas Del Parque (Letters in the Park, 1989), Co-Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Gabriel García Márquez
- 16 La Tarea (Homework, 1989), Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- 17 Yo, La Peor de Todas (I, the Worst of all, 1990), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 18 La Frontera (The Frontier, 1991), Directed by Ricardo Larraín
- 19 El Viaje (1991) the Voyage, Directed by Fernando Solanas
- 20 Fresa Y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 21 Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Alfonso Arau, Based on the Novel of the Same Name by Laura Esquivel
- 22 Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998), Directed by Walter Salles
- 23 Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch, 2000), Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 24 Y Tu Mamá También (and Your Mother Too, 2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- 25 Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Guide to Further Reading
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Crew
Assistant Producers: Patricia Boero, Alicia Crespo, Jorge Sánchez
Modernised version: Luis Matti, Sergio Pérez, Molinari S.A.
Film Teams: Pablo de la Barra. Productora América Proa
Archive: Hayowsky and Sceunmann Studios, Noticiario Chile Films; Cuban
Film Institute Archive, Pedro Chaskel, the review Chile Hoy, ISKRA
Editing and credits: Jorge Pucheux, Delia Quesada, Eusebio Ortiz, Alberto Valdés, Ricardo López
Narrator: Abilo Fernández
Sound Engineer: Carlos Fernández
Filmset Managers: Ramón Torrado, José León, Juan Demosthene
Main consultants: Paloma Guzmán, Lilian Indseth, Gastón Ancelovici, Juan José
Mendi, Harald Edelstran, Roberto Matta
Script consultants: Pedro Chaskel, José Bartolomé, Julio García Espinosa, Federico Elton, María Harnecher, Chris Marker
Executive Producer: Jorge Guzmán
Production Manager: Federico Elton
Sound recording: Bernardo Menz
Director’s assistant: José Bartolomé
Montage: Pedro Chaskel
Photography and camera: Jorge Müller Silva
Screenplay and Directing: Patricio Guzmán
In Collaboration With
Chris Marker
Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficas
John and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Awards
Novas Teixeira Prize, French Association of Film Critics (1976, 1977)
International Film Festival, Grenoble (1975, 1976)
International Film Festival, Leipzig (1977)
International Film Festival, Brussells (1977)
International Film Festival, Benalmadena (1977)
International Film Festival, Havana (1979)
Sequencing
La batalla de Chile, one of the most famous documentaries ever to be produced in Latin America, consists of three parts, each of which has a slightly different focus on the central event of the coup d’état of 11 September 1973 which brought an end to democracy in Chile and ushered in Augusto Pinochet’s right-wing dictatorship. Part I, La insurrección de la burguesía (The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie, 96 minutes, released in 1975), opens with very dramatic footage of the bombing of the Moncada Palace, the seat of Chilean government, on the morning of 11 September. By the end of the day Salvador Allende, the first ever Marxist President to be voted into power in Latin America, would be dead. After this dramatic footage the film then tracks back to the elections of the previous year in which Patricio Guzmán and his team are seen interviewing men and women in the street asking them about who they think will win the elections, and by what percentage. The voice-over which punctuates the interviews offers comments on what is being depicted in the everyday scenes.
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- A Companion to Latin American Film , pp. 77 - 82Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2004