Machuca is by far one of the best Chilean movies ever made.
A story that touches the soul of the Chilean people and show in a dazzling way the atmosphere of 1973, just days before the September 11 coup. Director Andres Wood knows how to direct children a-la Truffaut and he knows how to handle the camera and the emotion at a great level. The photography of the film as well as its editing shows the great development of the Chilean film industry in the last years.
This film have to be nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Film.
A story that touches the soul of the Chilean people and show in a dazzling way the atmosphere of 1973, just days before the September 11 coup. Director Andres Wood knows how to direct children a-la Truffaut and he knows how to handle the camera and the emotion at a great level. The photography of the film as well as its editing shows the great development of the Chilean film industry in the last years.
This film have to be nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Film.