Valparaiso

Valparaiso

1964 fr 27 minutes

Rating: 6.9

Plot

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.

Trailer

Trailer's not available.

Cast

Roger Pigaut

Roger Pigaut

Narrator (voice)

Similar Movies

Grand Central Market

Grand Central Market

en

January 1, 1963

The Endless Summer

The Endless Summer

en

June 15, 1966

The Engineer

The Engineer

es

June 15, 2012

Older, Stronger, Wiser

Older, Stronger, Wiser

en

January 1, 1989

Portrait of A Dancer

Portrait of A Dancer

en

Invalid date

To the Four Corners

To the Four Corners

en

May 1, 1957

The Coach Travellers

The Coach Travellers

en

January 1, 1965

Estudio de danza

Estudio de danza

es

April 13, 2024

Dark Days

Dark Days

en

August 30, 2000

Mon Chirac

Mon Chirac

fr

March 18, 2019

Growing Girls

Growing Girls

en

November 15, 1949

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

pt

December 12, 2005

Marines in the Making

Marines in the Making

en

December 26, 1942

Smile

Smile

en

October 10, 2018

A Wheel is Round

A Wheel is Round

en

August 1, 1971

The Kingdom of Survival

The Kingdom of Survival

en

September 17, 2011