Many socially-concerned priests in Catholic Latin America have at some time left their parish churches to go and work in the fields and factories of the poor. Such priests, usually adherents of "liberation theology," are called "worker-priests." This Chilean film tells the story of how one man...
After providing a pictorial vision of Chile, from north to south, President Salvador Allende's tour of the following countries is recorded: Mexico, Algeria, USSR, USA and Cuba. In each place, scenes of welcoming demonstrations, official acts and typical archive notes are presented.
The story, set at the end of the 19th century, revolves around the rivalry between two families of ancient peasant lineage, the Valladares and the evil Vilches who, out of greed and sentimental revenge, try to dispossess the true owners of their land. The Valladares defend theirs, ending the...
After her passing in New York in 1957, Gabriela Mistral’s remains arrived in Chile on January 18 and lay in state for 39 hours at the University of Chile. The film includes images from her life. The funeral ceremony was led by Cardinal José María Caro at the Metropolitan Cathedral, followed by...
A businessman tired of work and his family life decides to escape for a weekend without any given plan. In a gas station he meets Natalia, a girl bored of his father, who is also trying to escape from a conventional existence. Together they get to a little coastal town, where the inevitable happens.
With clear stylistic references to the spaghetti western, the film tells a story set in the Chilean countryside in a bygone era. The script, which tries to offer a folkloric costumbrista picture through an anecdote of love and revenge, is primary and unsubstantial. In many moments the film turns...
Newsreel covering a concert tour by Claudio Arrau, featuring performances at Carnegie Hall in New York and later at the Municipal Theatre in Santiago. The newsreel includes a mention of the sponsor, El Interamericano, whose weekly flights from Buenos Aires to New York made the pianist’s tour...
