General Augusto Pinochet

REVIEW Desierto

By Joe Galbraith 19 January, 2016

Desierto’s title sequence promises much. Grandiose, panoramic photography introduces the desert as a vast lunar world in which human life... Read Article

11 Documentaries on the Military Dictatorship in Chile

By Nick MacWilliam 03 June, 2013

For anyone interested in learning more about the Pinochet years in Chile, there are a whole host of documentaries, spanning... Read Article

REVIEW Saying Yes To Chilean Rights: Pablo Larrain’s No

By Nick MacWilliam 19 October, 2012

For a man whose wealthy parents are both members of Chile’s right wing, Pinochet-admiring political party the Independent Democratic Union... Read Article

La Muerte de Pinochet: Showing Contrasting Reactions to the General’s Death

By Nick MacWilliam 24 January, 2012

The great split that carves through Chilean society is laid bare and brought to the surface in the documentary La... Read Article

City Focus: Santiago, the City of Transition

By Mark Briggs 22 August, 2011

In many ways Santiago is a patchwork city. Each commune, or barrio, with its own architecture and atmosphere. The modern... Read Article