CinemaOSMovie · 1964 · 0h 27m

Valparaiso

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In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …A Valparaíso, 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.

Directed byJoris Ivens

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 27m
Language
FR
Released
August 31, 1964
Studios
Argos filmsCine Experimental de la Universidad de ChileUniversidad de Chile

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Roger Pigaut

Narrator (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens
Written by
Chris Marker
Chris Marker
Produced by
Philippe Lifchitz
Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman

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