My Imaginary Country
MI PAÍS IMAGINARIO
Chile, France, 2022, 83'
During Fall 2019, the Chilean people took the streets to protest against the government of Sebastián Piñera. Prompted by the increase in public transport fares, the protest took on dimensions never seen before in the country: young people and students demanded more democracy, social justice, quality education and public healthcare. In spite of harsh repression, the movement obtained that a constituent assembly is summoned to draw up the new constitutional charter, bound to replace the one approved by Pinochet during the dictatorship.
Patricio Guzman came back to Chile to add a new, essential chapter to his filmography dedicated to his home country: after the poetically suggestive ‘Chilean Trilogy,’ the veteran documentary filmmaker makes a more direct film, putting aside the evocative tone in first person and giving voice to the women, the heroines of the protest. Thus, Guzman serves the political change taking place in his country: My Imaginary Country represents a sort of handover from the generation who resisted the dictatorship to the one currently fighting for a new Chile, with a strong female presence.
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: 12 Nov 2022
- Time: 14:30
Location
- Cinema La Compagnia - Via Camillo Cavour, 50/R, 50121 Florence
Organizer
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Patricio Guzmán
Patricio Guzmán was born in 1941 in Santiago de Chile. He was arrested and locked up in Chile's National Stadium after Pinochet's coup d'état. In 1973, he left the country and moved to Cuba, then Spain and France. He has dedicated his career to documentary cinema: his films, presented at numerous festivals, have received international awards. The Cordillera of Dreams (2019) closes a trilogy that began with Nostalgia of Light (2010) and The Memory of Water (2015). My Imaginary Country (2022) had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2022.
