The Solitudes

Name: The Solitudes
Released: 1992-10-01
Duration: 20 min
Rating: 7.25
Cast: Raúl Ruiz, Jean Badin

Las soledades

7.3 (2)1992-10-0120m

Overview

"At that time (late 1992), I made a film for British television, Channel 4, called Las Soledades, the name of a long poem by Góngora. It was made in Chile, using many poetic elements of the country. Chile is seen through the eyes of a Chinese painter—a painter who uses the traditional 18th-century concepts of Shih-Tao. Once again, I am doing something that, apparently, is not meant to go hand in hand. The landscape of my country, southern Chile, where I was born, initially provokes in me a feeling of fear. The landscape is madness. In these crazy landscapes, you can find very reasonable people, which makes the landscape seem even crazier."