The Film Allende en su Laberinto was about the president of Chile, Salvador Allende's final hours before he is overthrown from office and killed. Allende was a socialist president, but he was democratically elected. Leaders in the military and police did not agree with some of the reforms the new president was making. The United States also had a hand in overthrowing him, because they did not want a socialist leader in the country who was close to communism. The director of the film was Miguel Littin, who was a Chilean. He was exiled from Chile after Allende was thrown out of power. For this reason there could have been some bias in his film. The film portrayed Salvador Allende as a very noble and heroic president, who did not deserve to be overthrown. While this is an opinion that can be argued either way, the film does not properly show the other side, or the reason why the military wanted to overthrow Allende. The film was most likely created for a large audience in Chile, but it can also be used as a historical insight into what happened in the final few hours of Allende's life.
The director obviously wanted to create a film about Allende, but he did not want it to be a documentary. He obviously wanted the audience to be entertained, and to be sympathetic towards the president and put his over throwers in a bad light. The director's interpretations are sound, because they show what Allende and his close advisers went through. However, they do not show the other side of the coin, and show the reason for his overthrowing. There are most likely a few historical inaccuracies and dramatized moments in the film, but there are very few. The destruction of the presidential palace seemed a little extreme compared to the actual footage of the bombings. The president probably did not talk to himself after he died in real life, like he did in the movie. The fact that people would sometimes be having a casual conversation with a fire raging in the background is also a little unrealistic.
Other films exist about Salvador Allende, but they are mainly documentaries, unlike Allende y su Laberinto, which was probably created to be both historical and entertaining. The directors assumptions about the history are good, considering he lived through it, but his history with the topic could cause him to have some sort of bias. I don't really have much prior knowledge on the topic, but I assume the assumptions are sound. The acting done in the move is very good and helps provide a good portrayal of how characters, especially Salvador Allende. The special effects could be better, but besides that, the dialogue and the overall atmosphere of the film gives the viewer a good idea of what those last few hours of Allende's life and time as president were like.
The director obviously wanted to create a film about Allende, but he did not want it to be a documentary. He obviously wanted the audience to be entertained, and to be sympathetic towards the president and put his over throwers in a bad light. The director's interpretations are sound, because they show what Allende and his close advisers went through. However, they do not show the other side of the coin, and show the reason for his overthrowing. There are most likely a few historical inaccuracies and dramatized moments in the film, but there are very few. The destruction of the presidential palace seemed a little extreme compared to the actual footage of the bombings. The president probably did not talk to himself after he died in real life, like he did in the movie. The fact that people would sometimes be having a casual conversation with a fire raging in the background is also a little unrealistic.
Other films exist about Salvador Allende, but they are mainly documentaries, unlike Allende y su Laberinto, which was probably created to be both historical and entertaining. The directors assumptions about the history are good, considering he lived through it, but his history with the topic could cause him to have some sort of bias. I don't really have much prior knowledge on the topic, but I assume the assumptions are sound. The acting done in the move is very good and helps provide a good portrayal of how characters, especially Salvador Allende. The special effects could be better, but besides that, the dialogue and the overall atmosphere of the film gives the viewer a good idea of what those last few hours of Allende's life and time as president were like.