Tag: Chile

1975, 1976, 1979, Movies

The Battle of Chile (1975, 1976, 1979, Patricio Guzman)

This is a remarkable 3-part documentary (cinema verite style) that exhaustively covers the political crisis that led to the 1973 coup in Chile and the aftermath. And when I say ‘covers’ I mean it’s an eyewitness account that was smuggled out of Chile. It has to stand as one of the film landmarks of the …