ShimmySnail Review of The Battle of Chile: Part I

The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975)

left with a sense of history in the making after seeing it

[10/10 · 30 March 2003]

An extremely frank and incisive view into the minds of the Chilean upper class and general atmosphere surrounding the murder of president Allende by general Pinochet. A local TV station interviews supporters and detractors of Allende before his triumphant election victory, and up to his eventual murder during an American backed regime change. One sees the minds of the upper class gracefully migrate, as they swear by nonviolence and democracy before the election, and become apologists for militia killings and arrests once their candidate loses and the military begins to turn against Chile's people. A textbook on the erosion of democracy by the extreme right.