When Chile's Past Blurs with its Present
When Chile's Past Blurs with its Present
By
Pía Fuentealba
Scenes from Patricio Guzmán's latest film, The Cordillera of Dreams, "feel like a prelude to Chile’s recent outcry."
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's armed forces.
It's as if Chilean director Patricio Guzmán knew what was going to happen in late 2019.
The images of uprising, fracture and hope for a better future in his latest film, La Cordillera de los Sueños (The Cordillera of Dreams), feel like a prelude to Chile’s recent outcry.
For every Chilean, the Andes mean something a little different. In this meditative...
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