Batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Primera parte: La insurreción de la burguesía, La (1975)

Director:

Patricio Guzmán

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Chile

Awards:

2 wins

Also Known As:

The Battle of Chile: Part 1

Runtime:

USA:191 min

Country:

Venezuela | France | Cuba

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Trivia:

French filmmaker Chris Marker sent film stock to Guzman to complete this film after the U.S. pulled supplies due to ideological differences. He told Guzman that what he was trying to do was insane.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Segunda parte: El golpe de estado, La (1977)

left with a sense of history in the making after seeing it

An extremely frank and incisive view into the minds of the Chilean upper class and general atmosphere surrounding the murder of president Allende by general Pinochet. A local TV station interviews supporters and detractors of Allende before his triumphant election victory, and up to his eventual murder during an American backed regime change. One sees the minds of the upper class gracefully migrate, as they swear by nonviolence and democracy before the election, and become apologists for militia killings and arrests once their candidate loses and the military begins to turn against Chile's people. A textbook on the erosion of democracy by the extreme right.