CHILE: MEMORIA OBSTINADA

58 minutes

Director: Patricio Guzmán

Country: Chile

Year: 1997

Language: Spanish (English subtitles)

Overview:

In this documentary on the military takeover of the Chile, Guzmán presents various ideas and bits of information that circulated at the time. There are also interviews with former soldiers, and discussions about how the coup has affected Chilean society.

Previewing Activities

• What do you know about Chile and its political history?
• What do you know about Socialism?
• Have you ever heard of Salvador Allende?

Post-viewing Activities

• What was the name of the battle that happened on September 11, 1973
• Where were people who were injured during this battle taken to be “treated?”
• What was the name of the documentary by the same director that was filmed during the coup?
• Who became the leader of Chile after the military takeover? How did he treat the Chileans?

Class Projects

• Research films by Patricio Guzman and explain in a short essay what you think of his views on the politics of the films’ subjects.
• Make a collage of images from the Allende presidency that supports or opposes his government.

How to Borrow this Video:

The videos owned by the UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies are housed in the Outreach Office of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  They are lent free of charge.  For information on films and reservations, please visit http://isa.unc.edu/film/films_main.asp.

Suggested Readings:

• Davis, Nathaniel. The Last Two Days of Salvador Allende. I B Tauris & Co. 1999.