FILM SCREENINGS

The Battle of Chile, Part 2: The Coup d’État

1976. Chile/Cuba. Directed by Patricio Guzmán. Guzmán recorded the events leading up to the coup (the overthrow of Salvador Allende) and the coup itself in his epic, three-part The Battle of Chile. Part 2: The Coup d’État opens with a botched attempted coup thwarted by troops loyal to the government. The film shows a Left divided over strategy, while the Right methodically lays the groundwork for a military seizure of power. Dramatic concluding sequences document the actual revolution, including Allende’s last radio messages and footage of the aerial bombing of the presidential palace In English, Spanish; English subtitles. 91 min.