Patricio Guzmán: Memory Works
THE BATTLE OF CHILE: PART TWO
THE COUP D’ÉTAT
DIRECTOR: PATRICIO GUZMÁN
CHILE/CUBA/FRANCE, 1976
The second part of THE BATTLE OF CHILE begins with the Chilean military’s first attempted coup in June 1973 and tracks the steady deterioration of Allende’s position across the last months leading up to September 11. Focusing on Allende’s attempts to stave off the splintering of his party from within, THE COUP D’ÉTAT captures the frightening escalation of violence that began in the streets and climaxed in the fatal bombing of the presidential palace by the CIA-backed military. Especially chilling are the transparency of the military maneuvers against the President-Elect and the ways in which Allende’s sworn enemies and eventually even his supporters openly acknowledge that a coup d’état is inevitable. (88 mins.)
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