Chile '76
Directed by Manuela Martelli
Set during the early days of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, Chile ‘76 builds from quiet character study to gripping suspense thriller as it explores one woman’s precarious flirtation with political engagement. Carmen (Aline Kuppenheim) leads a sheltered upper middle class existence. She heads to her summer house in the off-season to supervise its renovation, while also performing local charitable works through her church. Her husband, children, and grandchildren come back and forth during the winter vacation, bringing reminders of the world beyond. When the family priest asks her to take care of an injured young man he has been sheltering in secret, Carmen is inadvertently drawn into the world of the Chilean political opposition and must face real-world threats she is unprepared to handle, with potentially disastrous consequences for her and her entire family.
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"A visually and tonally meticulous exploration of political resistance and conscience."
“Finely controlled and tense with the perpetual promise of violence… [and] a hell of a performance from Küppenheim as the heroine.”
“Dazzling. What begins as a muted marital melodrama slowly boils into a restrained political thriller, with an ease and skill all the more impressive in a first feature.”
“Critic’s Pick! A sly genre exercise, an example of how political repression can squeeze a domestic melodrama until it takes the shape of a spy thriller.”
“This searingly intense character study sees a woman questioning her cosy bourgeois lifestyle in Pinochet’s Chile. An invaluable demonstration of feminine revolutionary cinema.”
“Must-Watch! Chile ’76 is the foreign film you’d be ashamed to miss… A period thriller of beguiling power, energized by its portrait of one woman’s heroism.”
“Shrewdly compelling. Aline Kuppenheim is excellent in a film that leverages its genre into an unnervingly timeless study of authoritarianism.”
“The blend of character study, Hitchcockian intrigue and an excellent central performance from Aline Kuppenheim makes for a tensely involving tale."
“Absorbing. Kuppenheim is captivating as Carmen, letting the occasional emotion through a steely facade."
“Martelli’s sure-handed direction makes impressive use of vibrant visuals, evocative sound design, and a meticulously detailed setting.”
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Technical Info
- Aspect Ratio: 1:90:1
- Color: Color
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playdates
| Venue | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| a/perture cinema | Winston Salem | NC | 1685073600May 26 - June 1, 2023 |
| Austin Film Society | Austin | TX | 1692504000August 20 - August 23, 2023 |
| Coral Gables Art Cinema | Coral Gables | FL | 1685678400June 2 - June 8, 2023 |
| Digital Gym Cinema | San Diego | CA | 1685073600May 26 - June 1, 2023 |
| Film at Lincoln Center | New York | NY | 1683259200May 5 - May 18, 2023 |
| FilmScene | Iowa City | IA | 1685678400June 2 - June 8, 2023 |
| IFC Center | New York | NY | 1683259200May 5 - May 18, 2023 |
| Laemmle Theatres | Los Angeles | CA | 1684468800May 19 - May 25, 2023 |
| Music Box Theatre | Chicago | IL | 1686283200June 9 - June 15, 2023 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland | ME | 1686283200June 9 - June 11, 2023 |
| Screenland Armour | Kansas City | MO | 1684468800May 19 - May 25, 2023 |
| State Theatre | Modesto | CA | 1685073600May 26 - June 1, 2023 |
| Sudbury Indie Cinema | Sudbury | ON | 1684987200May 25 - June 1, 2023 |
| The Little Theatre | Rochester | NY | 1684555200May 20 - May 21, 2023 |
| The Moviehouse | Millerton | NY | 1688097600June 30 - July 6, 2023 |
| The Picture House | Pelham | NY | 1687492800June 23 - June 29, 2023 |
| VIFF Centre | Vancouver | BC | 1686283200June 9 - June 15, 2023 |