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Valparaiso (1964)

Overview

In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …À Valparaiso, one of his most poetic films. Contrasting the prestigious history of the seaport with the present the film sketches a portrait of the city, built on 42 hills, with its wealth and poverty, its daily life on the streets, the stairs, the rack railways and in the bars. Although the port has lost its importance, the rich past is still present in the impoverished city. The film echoes this ambiguous situation in its dialectical poetic style, interweaving the daily life reality (of 1963) with the history of the city and changing from black and white to colour, finally leaving us with hopeful perspective for the children who are playing on the stairs and hills of this beautiful town.
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Joris Ivens profile
Joris Ivens

Director

Chris Marker profile
Chris Marker

Screenplay

Cast

Roger Pigaut profile
Roger Pigaut

Narrator (voice)

Roger Pigaut profile
Roger Pigaut

Narrator (voice)

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Release Date

August 31, 1964

Original Language

French, Spanish

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Argos Films logoCine Experimental de la Universidad de Chile logoUniversidad de Chile logo

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