"Machuca" an Andrés Wood’s film

Another masterpiece of Latin American cinema

The director André Wood signs one of the most beautiful Chilean film, I do not hesitate to say it, "Machuca" is one of the masterpiece of Latin American cinema, I just hesitate to say "of Latin American cinema"!

Striking actors, fabulous images, formidable music, deeply moving scenario, the words are missing and we get lost in cliché to qualify this film.

The coolness and the spontaneity of the first part of the film, contrast with the pain of second, and the masterful work of the director André Wood makes us slide from laughter to tears, from innocence to the despicable. A film that gives us urges to rebel. But before we meet us in the street, go to see this film!

After "Maria, full of grace" from Joshua Marston, an other deeply moving film - Colombian this one - the Latin American cinema keep us in breath and other films are coming...

¡ VIVA EL CINE LATINOAMERICANO !
¡ VIVA AMERICALATINA !

Charles Van der Elst
For Bellaciao
charles@bellaciao.org

Synopsis :
In a bid to foster mutual respect and tolerance, Father McEnroe - the headmaster of a private parochial school - admits children from the poor shantytown families. He is determined they will learn to respect each other. MACHUCA is a coming-of-age story set against the fall of the socialist Allende government and the installation of the military junta in Chile in 1973. The story is told through the eyes of two 11-year-old boys, Gonzalo Infante, who lives in a wealthy neighborhood, and Pedro Machuca, who lives in the shantytown. In addition to the practical difficulties involved in this attempt at integration, there are conflicts caused by the outward social confrontation taking place in Chilean society. As political tensions escalate within the country, the boys’ friendship is tested.

Ficha Técnica:
– Título: Machuca
– Dirección: Andrés Wood
– Año de Realización: 2004
– País: Chile-España- Francia-Inglaterra
– Género: Ficción
– Duración: 120 minutos
– Reparto: Matias Quer (Gonzalo Infante), Ariel Mateluna ( Pedro Machuca), Manuela Martelli (Silvana), Aline Kuppenheim (María Luisa), Ernesto Malbrán (Padre McEnroe), Tamara Acosta (Juana), Francisco Reyes (Patricio Infante), Alejandro Trejo (Willi), María Olga Matte (Miss Gilda), Gabriela Medina (Lucy), Luis Dubó (Ismael), Andrea García Huidobro (Isabel), Tiago Correa (Pablo), Pablo Krögh (Coronel Sotomayor), Federico Luppi (Ochagavia)
– Guión: Roberto Brodsky, Mamoun Hassan, Andrés Wood
– Productores: Gerardo Herrero, Mamoun Hassan, Andrés Wood
– Producción: Chilefilms (Chile), Andrés Wood Producciones (Chile), Tornasol Films S.A. (España), Paraiso Production Diffusion (Francia), Mamoun Hassan (Inglaterra)
– Producción Ejecutiva: Nathalie Trafford, Juan Carlos Arraigada y Patricio Pereira
– Dirección de Fotografía: Miguel J.Littin
– Música: José Miguel Miranda, José Miguel Tobar
– Dirección de Arte: Rodrigo Bazaes
– Montaje: Fernando Pardo