Tag Archives: Chile

Blanca Lewin in “Bombal” [2012 Chile]

Chilean director Marcelo Ferrari made his recent drama “Bombal” based on the love life of acclaimed feminist author María Luisa Bombal. I cannot verify how much of the film is based on real events, but what it does manage to … Continue reading

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Blanca Lewin & Gonzalo Valenzuela in “En la Cama” [2005 Chile]

Talented young director Matías Bize impressed audience with his debut full-length feature (“Sábado, una Película en Tiempo Real” – I’ll write about it in a separate post, only hinting for the moment that the entire film was done with a … Continue reading

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Javiera Díaz de Valdés, Sigrid Alegría & co in “Sexo con Amor” [2003 Chile]

The fine Chilean actor-comedian Boris Quercia wrote and made his directorial feature film debut in “Sexo con Amor” [Eng. Title: Sex with Love]. It was a huge box-office hit in his otherwise conservative country. As the title suggests, it’s about … Continue reading

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Isidora Urrejola in “Drama” [2010 Chile]

Chilean director Matias Lira’s debut feature, “Drama” is set in a drama school, where the students are encouraged to adopt the ‘Artaud’ method of acting by their professor – experiencing life to the full, so that they could free themselves and ‘become’ the characters … Continue reading

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A Tribute to Nudity in Latin American Cinema

Another lighthearted tribute of sorts to some of the Spanish language films made in Latin America (excluding Brazil, naturally). With Latin America, it’s practically impossible to cover all my favourite films in just a single clip – there’s simply so … Continue reading

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