Letters from Marusia

Letters from Marusia
Mexican Poster
Directed byMiguel Littín
Written byMiguel Littín
Patricio Manns
Freddy Taverna G.
Produced byAnuar Badin
Arturo Feliu
StarringGian Maria Volonté
CinematographyJorge Stahl Jr.
Music byMikis Theodorakis
Release date
  • 8 April 1976 (1976-04-08)
(wide release)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Letters from Marusia (Spanish: Actas de Marusia) is a 1975 Mexican film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] It was also entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The film is based on a Patricio Manns novel (1974) inspired by the Marusia massacre of 1925.

Plot

The film portrays the harsh reality of life for the working class during Chile's "Nitrate Era" (1880–1929), where efforts to form workers' unions were violently suppressed.

Set in a mining town in northern Chile, the Marusia massacre of 1925 unfolds. Government authorities sanction brutal violence against mine workers to maintain control for foreign companies exploiting resources. Despite some workers' resistance, the town is ultimately destroyed, and its residents are exterminated.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Letters from Marusia". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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