Il pleut sur Santiago (1976)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Helvio Soto

Writer:

Helvio Soto (writer)

Release Date:

November 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Political

Cast

John Abbey	...	L'agent américain / CIA Agent
Bibi Andersson	...	Monique Calvé
Dimitar Buynozov	...	Le chef de la garde
Nicole Calfan	...	La fille d'Allende
Riccardo Cucciolla	...	Olivares
Vera Dikova	...	La femme de Jorge
Lyubomir Dimitrov	...	Raoul
André Dussollier	...	Hugo
Bernard Fresson	...	Un ministre
Maurice Garrel	...	Jorge
Annie Girardot	...	Maria Olivares
Dimiter Guerasimof	...	Le chanteur
Patricia Guzmán	...	L'étudiante
Serge Marquand	...	Général Lee
Olivier Mathot	...	Le politicien
Mikhail Mikhajlov
Svetozar Nedelchev
Naicho Petrov	...	Allende
Henri Poirier	...	Pinochet
Gueorgui Stoyanov
Vasil Stoychev
Laurent Terzieff	...	Calvé
Nikola Todev
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Le sénateur / Senator
Kosta Tsonev
Theodor Youroukov

Also Known As:

Над Сантяго вали (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title)
It Is Raining on Santiago
Rain over Santiago (International: English title)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

France | Bulgaria

Language:

French | Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Pernik, Bulgaria

Company:

Boyana Film

Actual, after almost 30 years

I saw this movie after the Portuguese Revolution (April 25, 1974, the "Red Carnations Revolution").

In theaters, often people raised and applauded the film, with 5 minutes ovations.

It showed Pinochet's bloody coup against Chile's democratic elected President Salvador Allende, and the people's struggle against it. It showed some assertions about US aid to Pinochet, which became public only in recent times.

When I read about the reception Americans gave to "Fahrenheit 9/11", Michael Moore's documentary about the Iraq war and the connections between the Bush and Bin Laden families, I felt the need to recall this movie.

These are harsh times, but truth, in the end, will surface, as oil on water.