Chile, Obstinate Memory

Chile, Obstinate Memory
Chile, Obstinate Memory
Spanish	Chile, la memoria obstinada
Directed by	Patricio Guzmán
Produced by	Yves Jeanneau; Éric Michel
Narrated by	Patricio Guzmán; Vincent Davy
Cinematography	Éric Pittard; Pablo Saura
Edited by	Hélène Girard
Music by	Robert Marcel Lepage
Production; companies	Les Films d'Ici; National Film Board of Canada; La Sept-Arte
Release date	August 1997 (MWFF);
Running time	59 minutes
Countries	Chile; Belgium; Canada; France; Germany
Language	Spanish

Chile, Obstinate Memory (Spanish: Chile, la memoria obstinada) is a documentary film, directed by Patricio Guzmán and released in 1997.^[1] The film profiles Guzmán's trip back to Chile, after years living and working outside the country, to screen his landmark documentary The Battle of Chile in the country for the first time.^[2]

The film premiered at the 1997 Montreal World Film Festival.^[3] It was later screened at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival,^[4] the 1998 Sundance Film Festival,^[5] and the 1998 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,^[6] before being broadcast on television as an episode of the documentary series The Passionate Eye in September 1998.^[7]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival	1998	Best Canadian Feature Documentary	Patricio Guzmán	Won	^[8]
Gemini Awards	1999	Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series	Patricio Guzmán	Nominated
Gemini Awards	1999	Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series	Hélène Girard	Nominated

References

^ Marke Andrews, "Powerful memories of Chile". Vancouver Sun, September 27, 1997.
^ Leonard Klady, [https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/chile-obstinate-memory-111732347/ "Chile, Obstinate Memory". Variety, November 15, 1997.
^ Ray Conlogue, "Two Canadian films compete in Montreal film festival Michel Poulette's La Conciergerie and Olivier Asselin's The Seat of the Soul vie for Grand Prix with 19 others". The Globe and Mail, August 6, 1997.
^ "Spanish films offer eclectic choice". Kingston Whig-Standard, August 8, 1997.
^ "Three NFB films entered in Sundance Film Festival". Halifax Daily News, January 17, 1998.
^ "World's best documentaries honoured: Filmmaker Allan King given first lifetime achievement award at fifth annual Hot Docs!". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1998.
^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, September 5, 1998.
^ "World's best documentaries honoured Filmmaker Allan King given first lifetime achievement award at fifth annual Hot Docs!". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1998.

External links

Chile, Obstinate Memory at IMDb

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[1] Marke Andrews, "Powerful memories of Chile". Vancouver Sun, September 27, 1997.

[2] Leonard Klady, [https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/chile-obstinate-memory-111732347/ "Chile, Obstinate Memory". Variety, November 15, 1997.

[3] Ray Conlogue, "Two Canadian films compete in Montreal film festival Michel Poulette's La Conciergerie and Olivier Asselin's The Seat of the Soul vie for Grand Prix with 19 others". The Globe and Mail, August 6, 1997.

[4] "Spanish films offer eclectic choice". Kingston Whig-Standard, August 8, 1997.

[5] "Three NFB films entered in Sundance Film Festival". Halifax Daily News, January 17, 1998.

[6] "World's best documentaries honoured: Filmmaker Allan King given first lifetime achievement award at fifth annual Hot Docs!". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1998.

[7] John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, September 5, 1998.

[8] "World's best documentaries honoured Filmmaker Allan King given first lifetime achievement award at fifth annual Hot Docs!". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1998.

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