The Battle of Chile

Patricio Guzmán’s sprawling three-part documentary provides a comprehensive on-the-ground look at the events leading up to the military overthrow of Chilean president Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973. Exactly fifty years later, BAM presents all three parts of this rarely screened masterpiece about one of the watershed events of the 20th century. Meticulous new restorations give shocking force to the visceral impact of these films, which have long been only available in degraded form.