Glasgow Film Festival 2014

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Violeta Went To Heaven Violeta Went To Heaven
Violeta Went To Heaven and The Dance Of Reality
The Dance Of Reality (La Danza De La Realidad) (Country: Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky; Writer: Alejandro Jodorowsky; Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Axel Jodorowsky, Adan Jodorowsky)
The director looks back at his childhood in Chile.
Illiterate (Las Analfabetas) (Country: Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Moisés Sepúlveda; Writer: Moisés Sepúlveda, Pablo Paredes ; Stars: Paulina García, Valentina Muhr)
A young teacher takes over her mother's role of reading a daily newspaper to her illiterate neighbour.
The Quispe Girls (Las Niñas Quispe) (Country: Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Sebastián Sepúlveda; Stars: Digna Quispe, Catalina Saavedra, Francisca Gavilan)
Three sisters already struggling to survive as goatherds in the mountains hear a rumour that Pinochet has made their occupation illegal.
Root (Raíz) (Year: 2013; Director: Matías Rojas Valencia)
The tale of Amalia, 26, who sets out on a journey with nine-year-old Cristóbal through the remote landscapes of southern Chile with the intention of finding the boy´s father.
The Summer Of The Flying Fish (El Verano De Los Peces Voladores) (Country: France, Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Marcela Said; Writer: Marcela Said Cares, Julio Rojas)
Things The Way They Are Things The Way They Are
Things The Way They Are and The Summer Of The Flying Fish
Things The Way They Are (Las Cosas Como Son) (Country: Chile; Year: 2012; Director: Fernando Lavanderos; Stars: Cristóbal Palma, Ragni Orsal Skogsrod, Isaac Arriagada)
Jerónimo is a mistrustful loner who rents out rooms to foreigners without respecting their privacy. His life is turned upside down when the beautiful Sanna, a Norwegian, comes to stay. Jerónimo starts to come out of his shell but then he discovers that the girl is hiding something in his house.…
Violeta Went To Heaven (Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos) (Country: Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Spain; Year: 2011; Director: Andrés Wood; Writer: Eliseo Altunaga, Rodrigo Bazaes, Guillermo Calderón, Andrés Wood; Stars: Francisca Gavilán, Thomas Durand, Luis Machín, Gabriela Aguilera, Roberto Farías), Official Site
A biopic of the Chilean folk singer, composer, ethnomusicologist and painter Violeta Parra.
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