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NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT

January 15, 2014

Title: NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT Description: For his new film director Patricio Guzmán, famed for his political documentaries (The Battle of Chile, The Pinochet Case), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, … Read more

AMERICAS: PART 5

March 16, 2011

Description: “In Women’s Hands” This program set in Chile, examines the changes women of every social class made when they organized during the Pinochet years to create better living conditions for their families. Copies: 1 (DVD and VHS) Length: 60 … Read more

ARDIENTE PACIENCIA

March 16, 2011

Description: A young man is in love with the daughter of a local bar owner in a Chilean village. The young man enlists the help of the famous poet Pablo Neruda to woo his beloved. Copies: 2 (DVD) Length: 76 … Read more

CASAS DE PABLO NERUDA, LAS

March 16, 2011

Description: The collections of the poet, the world that surrounds his creative work. This film is an intimate tour of the three houses that Neruda built, accompanied by his words and presence Copies: 1(VHS) Length: 60 minutes

CASO DE PINOCHET, EL (THE PINOCHET CASE)

March 16, 2011

Description: This film investigates the origins and development of the international legal prosecution of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. It explores how a small group of people in Madrid laid the groundwork for his arrest. After Pinochet’s arrest by Scotland … Read more

CHACOTERO SENTIMENTAL, EL

March 16, 2011

Description: This film centers around a young and eccentric radio show host who has a successful program on the air. His anonymous callers tell their stories of love, entanglements, misunderstandings and passionate affairs. Copies: 1 (DVD) Length: 90 minutes

CHILE, LA ALEGRIA YA VIENE

March 16, 2011

Description: Documentary on the political situation before the Chilean plebiscite made for Chilean TV. Copies: 1(VHS) Length: 53 minutes

CHILE: MEMORIA OBSTINADA (CHILE: OBSTINATE MEMORY)

March 16, 2011

Description: Chile, Obstinate Memory visits with Chileans who experienced Augusto Pinochet’s coup first-hand. Survivors reminisce as they watch Patricio Guzmán’s film The Battle of Chile, recognizing lost comrades and recalling their courage, gaiety, and love of life. Those who were … Read more

CIEN NIÑOS ESPERANDO UN TREN

March 16, 2011

Description: Critically acclaimed film about a cinema workshop that works with poor children in the slums, many of whom have never seen a film before, to understand cinema as a mode of expression. Copies: 1 (VHS) Length: 60 minutes

CORONACION (CORONATION)

March 16, 2011

Description: A beautifully photographed and haunting tale of obsession and repressed desire played out against the backdrop of a decaying mansion in Santiago. Glum, middle-aged bachelor Don Andres hires Estela, a 17-year old country girl, to care for his wealthy … Read more

DANCE OF HOPE

March 16, 2011

Description: To call attention to the absence of their loved ones, "disappeared" during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, Chilean women perform the cueca, Chile’s national dance of passion and courtship, poignantly and without partners. Copies: 1 (DVD) Length: 100 minutes

DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

March 16, 2011

Description: A powerful psychological thriller about one woman’s struggle to heal from the effects of torture. Fifteen years after being tortured and imprisoned by a sadistic doctor, Paulina Escobar, played by Sigourney Weaver, faces a man who may have been … Read more

DEDOS DE LUNA

March 16, 2011

Description: Through a poetic combination of words and paintings, Dedos De Luna tells the story of Toño and his grandfather, Don Gregorio. They enjoy making masks together, until Don Gregorio dies after making his last mask. Toño must come to … Read more

DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA (MOTORCYCLE DIARIES)

March 16, 2011

Description: The Motorcycle Diaries is an adaptation of a journal written by Ernesto Che Guevara when he was 23 years old. He and his friend, Alberto Granado are typical college students who, seeking fun and adventure before graduation, decide to … Read more

ESTADIO NACIONAL

March 16, 2011

Description: After the coup d’etat that occurred on September 11, 1973, the Chilean government initiated an atrocious pursuit against former allies of the overthrown Socialist President, Salvador Allende. A series of house raids were conducted and thousands of people were … Read more

FRONTERA, LA (THE EXILE)

March 16, 2011

Description: During the Pinchet Regime, opposition politicians were often sent into internal exile to small rural towns. This film tells the story of such a relegado in a remote southern fishing village (Puerto Saavedra) where he finds mystery, love, and … Read more

GYPSIES WITHOUT TENTS (GITANOS SIN CARPAS)

March 16, 2011

Description: This documentary portrays the lives of Chile’s estimated 15 – 20,000 Romanies (Gypsies) by documenting the stories of three families and their everyday struggles to reconcile their traditional culture with the advantages offered by cultural assimilation. The film brings … Read more

HISTORIAS DE FUTBOL (SOCCER STORIES)

March 16, 2011

Description: This film includes three stories about football, one of the most important twentieth-century rituals. A third division player from Santiago de Chile is bribed, but does not realize that his behavior betrays more than the loyalty of his team-mates. … Read more

I LOVE PINOCHET

March 16, 2011

Description: How can it be that after Pinochet’s repressive regime the former general can still count on the unconditional support of so many Chileans? Constructed from a series of portraits that reveal the breadth and complexity of Pinochetism in Chile, … Read more

LAGOS, RICARDO (VISIT TO UNC)

March 16, 2011

Type: Documentary, Year: 2001, Country: USA/Chile, Format: DVD-R, Language: English, Subtitles: None

MACHUCA

March 16, 2011

Description: Set in 1973, in Santiago, Chile, Machuca is a poignant coming-of-age film, drawn from the filmmaker’s childhood. Two boys from different economic backgrounds become great friends, while the conflicts on the streets lead Chile to the bloody and repressive … Read more

MISSING

March 16, 2011

Description: John Shea, Sissy Spacek, Jack Lemmon. A young American journalist mysteriously disappears during the violent 1973 military coup in Chile. When his wife and father attempt to find him, they are confronted with a deeply disturbing political reality relating … Read more

MONTANA DE LUZ

March 16, 2011

Description: On a Honduran mountainside overlooking vast fields of sugar cane, a six-year-old boy named Marlon dreams of becoming an artist. Twelve-year-old Inri dreams of attending university. Little Yorleni simply dreams of having a family. Meet the children of the … Read more

PASCUA LAMA: A CONTEMPORARY QUEST FOR EL DORADO

March 16, 2011

Description: This documentary provides an in-depth look at the social, economic, and environmental impact of the Pascua Lama gold mine in the Huasco Valley of northern Chile. By examining the Canadian Barrick Gold Corporation’s management of the mine, this film … Read more

WICHAN: EL JUICIO (WICHAN: THE TRIAL)

March 16, 2011

Description: A short drama set in the past tells a story of how the Mapuche dealt with wrongdoing in the community. Copies: 1 (DVD) Length: 27 minutes