The First Year (1972)

Name: The First Year (1972)
Genre: Documentary
Released: September 8, 2023
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Delphine Seyrig, François Périer, Françoise Arnoul, Georges Riquier, Marcelo Romo

2023

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Icarus Films | Release Date: September 8, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Delphine Seyrig, François Périer, Françoise Arnoul, Georges Riquier, Marcelo Romo, Youcef Tatem

Summary: The First Year is a jubilant record of the 12 months following the election of Chile’s first socialist president, Salvador Allende. Director Patricio Guzmán travels the country, meeting workers who no longer have to answer to the caprices of bosses, fishermen hoping to be freed from predatory capitalist middlemen, and Indigenous peopleThe First Year is a jubilant record of the 12 months following the election of Chile’s first socialist president, Salvador Allende. Director Patricio Guzmán travels the country, meeting workers who no longer have to answer to the caprices of bosses, fishermen hoping to be freed from predatory capitalist middlemen, and Indigenous people rising up to reclaim their land. Guzmán has a talent for capturing powerful emotions: the man with an arm mangled after a workplace accident remembering workplace humiliation. The excitement of young people greeting Fidel Castro on a state visit. The relief of miners no longer forced to work under unsafe conditions. But not everyone is happy. The upper classes do their best to undermine the economy — and blame the results on Allende. By the end of the year, there are already signs of the counter-revolution to come. Restored and digitized version under Patricio Guzmán’s supervision, this version features a short introduction to Chile and its history by documentary legend Chris Marker, who adapted the original film into French. [Icarus Films]… Expand

Director: Patricio Guzmán

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Devika Girish

Sep 27, 2023

Guzmán’s documentary is a people’s microhistory of a nation in transition. Read full review

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