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The History of Chilean Cinema from 1896 to the Present Day |
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| 25/8 - | The first public screening is given on a Lumiere Cinematographe in Santiago. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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| The Life of General Rafael Uribe (Di Domenico Brothers) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1916 | ||||
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| La Baraja de la Muerte (Salvador Giambastiane) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Fiestas de los Estudiantes (Salvador Giambastiani) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Santiago Antiguo (Salvador Giambastiani) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| La última trasnochada (Pedro Sienna, Rafael Frontaura) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| – Norte y Sur (North and South), Chile’s first sound film, is released. The director is Jorge Delano. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1938 | ||||
| – The government creates CORFO (Corporación de Fomento de la Producción) to stimulate industrial activity – a step which will result in the creation of Chile Films. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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Verdejo gasta un millón (Eugenio de Luigoro) [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Chile Films is created by the government’s Corporacion de Formento de la Produccion to make newsreels, films and documentaries. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Un romance de medio siglo, the first film from Chile Films, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Chile 1944: Other Films of Note |
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| 1949 | ||||
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Esperanza (Eduardo Boneo, Francisco Mugica) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1961 | ||||
| – The Departamento de Cine Experimental is founded at the University of Chile. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
| – The first Festival of the New Latin American Cinema takes place in Viña del Mar. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Chile 1967: Other Films of Note | ||||
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Largo Viaje (Patricio Kaulen) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1969 | ||||
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Caliche Sangriento (Helvio Soto) [MORE] [ADD] |
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El chacal de Nahueltoro (Miguel Littin) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1970 | ||||
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- Militant filmmaker Miguel Littin publishes the ‘Manifesto of Chilean Film Makers of the Popular Unity.’ [MORE] [ADD] |
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- The release of Pedro Chaskel and Hector Rios’ Venceremos marks the beginning of Chile’s documentary film boom. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Chile 1970: Other Films of Note |
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El Chacal de Nahueltoro (Miguel Littin) [MORE] [ADD] |
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- Miguel Littin becomes director of Chile Films and shoots Compañero presidente. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1973 | ||||
| – Film production begins a steep decline to an all-time low following the ascension of the military government. [MORE] [ADD} | ||||
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Chile 1973: Other Films of Note |
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Ya Basta Con Rezar (Enough Praying) (Aldo Francia) [MORE] [ADD} |
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Actress Carmen Bueno and cameraman Jorge Muller are arrested in Santiago by the DINA, Pinochet's political police. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1991 | ||||
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La Frontera (Ricardo Larrain) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1992 | ||||
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– Fondart, the country’s fund for the arts, is established. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1993 | ||||
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Johnny cien pesos (Gustavo Graef-Marino) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1997 | ||||
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Historias de fútbol (Andres Wood) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Gringuito (Sergio M. Castilla) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 28/10 - | El Chacotero sentimental: La película, Christian Galaz’s screen version of a popular radio show, is released and becomes the country’s most popular film to date. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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Coronación (Sailvio Caiozzi) [MORE] [ADD] |
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La fiebre del loco (Andres Wood) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Taxi para tres (Orlando Lübbert) [MORE] [ADD] |