Chile Under Pinochet: A Film Chronology of Dictatorship and Memory
From the 1973 coup to its afterlives in national memory, these films trace violence, silence, resistance, and the ways Chile continues to confront Pinochet’s violent legacy.
Costa-Gavras
The Delightful Frightful Odyssey of Costa-Gavras’ ‘Eden Is West’
Costa-Gavras’ little-seen humane masterpiece, Eden Is West is the rare film that could make its viewers into better people. Now, many can see it on OVID.tv.
‘Amen’ Is What Political Cinema Is All About
Troublesome though the implications of Amen are, it is nonetheless a fine example of Costa-Gavras at his most incendiary.
Costa-Gavras’ ‘Missing’ Is Made for Americans
Missing, which focuses on American Charles Horman’s disappearance during Pinochet’s coup, remains a strong, moving experience and reminder that kidnapping and torture are tools of totalitarianism everywhere.