Tag: Augusto Pinochet
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Pablo Larraín on Venice premiere ‘El Conde’: “Pinochet’s impunity made him eternal and has broken my country”
The Chilean filmmaker’s dark satire premieres in Venice competition.It has been more than a decade since No, Pablo Larraín’s last feature about former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, and the filmmaker returns to the territory with his dark satire El Conde, which receives its world premiere in Venice today (August 31).The territory was familiar and uncharted.…
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Pablo Larrain and ‘El Conde’ Cast Say Portraying Pinochet as a Vampire Is ‘Necessary’ Amid Global Right-Wing Resurgence
As Chile readies to mark 50 years since the Sept. 11 1973 coup by Augusto Pinochet Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín on Thursday was back in Venice – following “Spencer” in 2021 – with scathing satire “El Conde,” in which Pinochet, a symbol of global fascism, resurfaces as a 250-year old vampire living in a rundown…
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Pablo Larrain on Portraying Pinochet as a Vampire in ‘El Conde’ to Counter Fascism ‘That Comes in Different Shapes and Forms’ Around the World
Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín is back in Venice – following “Spencer” in 2021 – with scathing satire “El Conde,” in which Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, a symbol of global fascism, resurfaces as a 250-year old vampire living in a rundown rural mansion after faking his death.The allegorical film, beautifully shot in black-and-white by ace cinematographer…