It's Raining on Santiago

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It's September of 1973, and Santiago, the capital city of Chile, is about to witness a bloody war. Soon, army tanks, directed by General Augustin Pinochet, will invade the peaceful city streets, setting the stage for a brutal coup d'etat, masterminded by America's C.I.A. "It's Raining on Santiago" is a powerful, dramatic re-telling of the events surrounding the military takeover of President Salvador Allendeu's government. Shot in a gritty realistic style with a talented ensemble cast, this film is a moving and gripping account of a country's struggle for survival against the dark forces of fascism.

It's Raining on Santiago Review

"It's raining on Santiago and Easter Island," the early morning radio proclaimed on September 11, 1973, a perfectly clear day. Over and over this mysterious announcement repeated between peaceful, upbeat music. Although it never rained in Chile on that day, a political storm enveloped the nation as the fascist forces of Augusto Pinochet executed a coup d'etat against the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende. This movie is an attempt to tell the story of that coup.Although the movie is a pseudo-documentary, the story-telling style is somewhat disorienting. It assaults the viewer with multiple points of view without a consistent narrator. It leaps back and forth through time, sometimes with only subtle cues on which to orient. Although this makes the story harder to follow, it makes the movie more impactful, helping to convey a sense of the chaos of the coup. This is a French movie with English subtitles--which makes for the interesting experience of "Chileans" speaking French and reading French signs!The film consistently juxtaposed the personal and the political. As the coup is unfolding, we see tearful good-byes as men leave their wives to defend the democratically elected government from fascist thugs. I don't think I'm particularly sentimental, but I found myself tearing up several times during the movie. One of the most haunting scenes for me was a close-up of Allende's wedding ring as he held an automatic rifle during his final stand against Pinochet's goons. The camera pulls back, showing the last few cabinet members preparing to sell their lives for democracy. Liberty, economic democracy, and dignity are portrayed as family values--antithetical to vicious repression of the corporate sponsored military junta.The movie includes Allende's final speech. Powerful last words before he was assassinated by the military. An actual recording of the speech is played (you can hear jamming attempts)--this is not a French actor reading Allende's lines. He chose to die fighting the forces of oppression rather than to leave the country with his personal freedom intact.This makes a good companion movie to the Costa Gavras film, MISSING. Each has a slightly different perspective on the coup, the oppression, and the United States' involvement in destroying Chilean democracy. Both tell intense stories. Neither should be missed.The DVD included no special features other than English subtitles and the ability to jump to any given "chapter" in the movie. Five stars for impact. Three for story telling. Averages out to four stars.(If you'd like to dialogue about this movie or review, click on the "about me" link above and
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