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Glasgow Film Festival · 2014

Glasgow Film Festival 2014

CineChile

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7 films · 3 reviews

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The Dance Of Reality (La Danza De La Realidad)

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Brontis really does steal the show, offering a multi-layered, sensitive performance that begs the question why we haven't seen more of him over the years.

David Graham · 4 out of 5
The director looks back at his childhood in Chile.

(Country: Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky; Writer: Alejandro Jodorowsky; Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Axel Jodorowsky, Adan Jodorowsky)

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Illiterate (Las Analfabetas)

A young teacher takes over her mother's role of reading a daily newspaper to her illiterate neighbour.

(Country: Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Moisés Sepúlveda; Writer: Moisés Sepúlveda, Pablo Paredes ; Stars: Paulina García, Valentina Muhr)

The Quispe Girls (Las Niñas Quispe)

Three sisters already struggling to survive as goatherds in the mountains hear a rumour that Pinochet has made their occupation illegal.

(Country: Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Sebastián Sepúlveda; Stars: Digna Quispe, Catalina Saavedra, Francisca Gavilan)

Root (Raíz)

The tale of Amalia, 26, who sets out on a journey with nine-year-old Cristóbal through the remote landscapes of southern Chile with the intention of finding the boy´s father.

(Year: 2013; Director: Matías Rojas Valencia)

The Summer Of The Flying Fish (El Verano De Los Peces Voladores)

(Country: France, Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Marcela Said; Writer: Marcela Said Cares, Julio Rojas)

Things The Way They Are (Las Cosas Como Son)

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The film doesn't really go anywhere but is nonetheless effective as a piece of contemplative art.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
Jerónimo is a mistrustful loner who rents out rooms to foreigners without respecting their privacy. His life is turned upside down when the beautiful Sanna, a Norwegian, comes to stay. Jerónimo starts to come out of his shell but then he discovers that the girl is hiding something in his house.…

(Country: Chile; Year: 2012; Director: Fernando Lavanderos; Stars: Cristóbal Palma, Ragni Orsal Skogsrod, Isaac Arriagada)

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Violeta Went To Heaven (Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos)

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Here, the old Chilean songs fulfill their original purpose, as storytelling elements, but now they bear the weight of a new history.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A biopic of the Chilean folk singer, composer, ethnomusicologist and painter Violeta Parra.

(Country: Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Spain; Year: 2011; Director: Andrés Wood; Writer: Eliseo Altunaga, Rodrigo Bazaes, Guillermo Calderón, Andrés Wood; Stars: Francisca Gavilán, Thomas Durand, Luis Machín, Gabriela Aguilera, Roberto Farías) , Official site

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