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Browse 6 movies from Centro de Cine Experimental
Shows the visual impressions aroused when entering the workshop of a wicker craftsman known as 'Manzanito' in the late 50's Santiago, Chile.
May 1958
A survey documentary filmed in the wheat fields of the community of Calquinhue, near the town of Hualqui, in the province of Concepción. The film shows the gestures in the various tasks of the community members engaged in harvesting the wheat, from the harvest to the sale.
Nov 1959
Two women tell each other about their sorrowful lives, sailing in a boat that returns from the party of Jesus on Caguach Island.
Jan 1982
A day in the life of an 'organillero' as he plays his music in the streets of a Chilean city.
Mar 1961
In 1958, filmmaker Sergio Bravo bought a sack of old film reels on the street—material destined to be turned into hair combs. The sack contained seven 35mm nitrate reels of the film "El húsar de la muerte" (1925), directed by Pedro Sienna. Leading researchers and guardians of the country's film heritage recount, from various perspectives, the story of a discovery that changed the course of Chilean cinema.
Jan 2025
Record of the landscapes of the Antarctic continent and of the scientific activities carried out there in mission of the executive committee for the International Geophysical Year.
Nov 1958