I Love Pinochet is a 2001 Chilean documentary film directed by Marcela Said, which shows the phenomenon of Pinochetism following the arrest of former dictator Augusto Pinochet in London.[1]

I Love Pinochet
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarcela Said
Written byMarcela Said
CinematographyJosé Luis Arredondo
Óscar Urrutia
Marcela Said
Edited byRubén Korenfeld
Music byJ. P. Hourton
Philippe Boissire
Production
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Pathé doc
Imago Comunicaciones
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

Public figures openly supportive of the Pinochet regime appear in the documentary, such as Joaquín Lavín, Cristián Labbé, Raúl Hasbún, Patricia Maldonado, Francisco Javier Cuadra, Hermógenes Pérez de Arce, among others, in addition to showing anonymous Pinochetists from different social classes.[2] The film attempts to reduce critical analyzes of Pinochetism to a minimum, which focus primarily on the opinion of the historian Alfredo Jocelyn-Holt and the director's own voiceover.

The documentary was shown on French, Swiss, Australian and English television. He participated in the film festivals of Biarritz and Valparaíso, in the latter he won the "Santiaguillo award" in September 2002.[1]

Awards

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  • Santiaguillo Award 2002 of the VI International Film Festival of Valparaíso
  • Santiago International Documentary Festival
  • Altazor Award 2003, documentary directing category

References

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  1. ^ a b "» Marcela Said | Altazor – Premio a las Artes Nacionales". 2012-01-10. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2022-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "I love Pinochet". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
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