After traveling through Paraguay and Bolivia, he arrived in Chile, where scenes were filmed on the Chinchorro beach in Arica and in the Los Bronces mine (formerly La Disputada) in the Metropolitan Region. 94′ +14)Ĭharles Aznavour plays Carlo, a young writer who, in search of fortune, travels through several countries in South America experiencing all kinds of adventures. “The Rat of America” by Jean Gabriel Albicocco. Nominated for four Oscars, including best actor and best film. He turned down projects like “The Godfather” to film this story starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek. 122′ +18)Ĭosta-Gavras, who had been in Chile filming “State of Siege,” felt a commitment to Chile to make this film about the military coup and murder of young American Charles Horman. Victim or victimizer? A story that emerged from Chile’s tortuous recent past turned into a universal intrigue. Sigourney Weaver confronts Ben Kingsley, who may be her tormentor. 103′ +18)Ī beach on the central coast was recreated in a studio in Paris to bring to the screen the most international of Chilean writer Ariel Dorfman’s works. “Death and the Maiden” by Roman Polanski.
Over time, that relationship has grown, and even James Bond came to Chile on a mission. An inventory of an arbitrary, scarce, distant and disproportionate nexus, which included films about Chile made abroad or those filmed on home soil, as well as international films in which local actors or directors participated.
Twenty-five years ago, journalist and film critic Daniel Olave wrote the book CHILE VS HOLLYWOOD, almost like a comic and unheard-of chronicle about Chile’s strange relationship with world cinema. That is why it is very special to be able to show it at the UC Cinema”comments Byron Cabezas, programmer at Cine UC. This film is from 1985, it was released in Chile in 1992, but it lasted very little time in theaters, and then it was lost. “People comment a lot on movies like sweet countryprojected on 35mm, which is a rarity, with a high-level international cast, with very strong images of the days following the 1973 military coup. At the Casa Central Extension Center, the Film cycle UC, Chile vs Hollywoodis precisely exploring these days a selection of tapes that depict this relationship, with the guidance of journalist Daniel Olave. Before, this creative link with Hollywood seemed more distant, with few examples where the international film industry came together to tell stories from Chile or from this country. Some have even made a presence at awards such as the Oscars, but this link was not always so possible. Today, in spaces like Netflix and with a more globalized film industry, you can see great productions coming out of Chile to the world.
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