Valparaiso (1964)
Valparaiso (1964)
In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …À Valparaiso, 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.

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Roger Pigaut Roger Pigaut As: Narrator (voice)
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In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …À Valparaiso, 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.


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Certification: U

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: Français, Español

Release Date: 31 August 1964

Country: CL, FR

Runtime: 27m

Company Credits

Company: Argos Films, Cine Experimental de la Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Chile

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Cast

Roger Pigaut

Roger Pigaut

Narrator (voice)

Directed By

Sergio Bravo

Sergio Bravo

Assistant Director

Joris Ivens

Joris Ivens

Director

Writing Credits

Chris Marker

Chris Marker

Screenplay

Production Crew

Fernando Bellet

Fernando Bellet

Production Assistant

Anatole Dauman

Anatole Dauman

Producer

Philippe Lifchitz

Philippe Lifchitz

Producer

Luis Cornejo

Luis Cornejo

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Gustavo Becerra

Gustavo Becerra

Original Music Composer

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Conductor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Georges Strouvé

Georges Strouvé

Director of Photography

Patricio Guzmán Campos

Patricio Guzmán Campos

First Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

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Other Crew

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