Rubén Sotoconil
1916 - 2002El fin del juego
Luis Cornejo
Calvin Lira, Raquel Parot
A man squanders all of his wife's fortune in gambling and drinking. Now in financial crisis, the woman tries to keep their home afloat, while he plays, gets drunk and lives off his friends charity and good will.
El fin del juego
Enough Praying
Aldo Francia
Marcelo Romo, Tennyson Ferrada
Many socially-concerned priests in Catholic Latin America have at some time left their parish churches to go and work in the fields and factories of the poor. Such priests, usually adherents of "liberation theology," are called "worker-priests." This Chilean film tells the story of how one man became a "worker-priest" and won the trust of the poor.
Enough Praying
El Chacal de Nahueltoro
Miguel Littín
Nelson Villagra, Shenda Román
Based on an actual murder case that ignited a furious debate over the death penalty in Chile in 1960, this experimental social drama portrays the life and death of an illiterate peasant who, while drunk, murdered the woman with whom he had a relationship and her five children.
Jackal of Nahueltoro
The Promised Land
Miguel Littín
Nelson Villagra, Marcelo Gaete
During the socialist government of Marmaduke Grove in 1932, a group of villagers decide to take some land in the area of Palmilla. Almost like a mythical journey, problems arise when seated and in a position to bring the socialist ideal in the population. Everything becomes more complicated with rumors that the reactionary forces have overthrown the socialist government. A movie that because of the coup was not released in Chile and was only terminated by Littin in exile in Mexico.
The Promised Land
El tango del viudo y su espejo deformante
Raúl Ruiz
Rubén Sotoconil, Claudia Paz
A man whose wife has committed suicide, appears to him as a ghost. The ghost follows him everywhere, under the bed, under tables… After seeing the ghost so frequently, the man begins to resemble her.
The Tango of the Widower and Its Distorting Mirror
