Palomita Blanca

I just saw this film on TV and I was laughing so hard at some parts (the music teacher was a total charlatan) and angry at others (Juan Carlos, I hated him)...

This is a movie that will create a lot of emotions. At some parts is almost a documentary of the time, the social problems. At others, a surreal movie.

Yes, it could be improve by remastering it. But if you left aside those problems, you would enjoy it very much. The soundtrack, by Los Jaivas, is spot on, a mixture of the Nueva Canción Chilena and the sounds of Woodstock.

The camera work is also superb and the work of Bélgica Castro is magnificent as always.

(Sorry for my English.)

Good bye maestro, I hope everybody has the opportunity of see your work.

Suicide King you must be one of those young ones sadly brought up under the miserable education system of Pinochet. Hollywood predictability of plot is not what Ruiz is interested in. Ruiz sated in that Hollywood have highly polished standardised formulaic scripts often using a one character developed around a central conflict which is then resolve frequently by force. I have not read the book but I understood the movie. Yes old Chilean movie - gee made under difficult conditions in 73 - remember? I lived in Santiago. Maybe you need to see few more of his films. .. "Tres Tigres Tristes" for example or "Three Crowns for the Sailor". AND I think its a bit inappropriate that you could refer to torture about your film given your countries history under Pinochet. ("if you are masochist, you'll torture yourself by watching this horrible adaptation of a good book.")

Ok, one word that describe what you'll think after watching this movie: "horrible", if you liked the book, you'll be totally disapointed with this movie. You'll never understand the storyline even if you read the book and you'll hardly understand what are the actors saying when they are talking.

you know, it's an old chilean movie, but it doesn't justify the awful sound and the camera movements. I guess at least the sound could be remastered so you'll understand something and you won't hear just whispering.

My vote was 2.0 and that only point was for the soundtrack by "los jaivas", i think is the only good think on this movie and i really think you should by this soundtrack, but any other thing about the movie sucks.

at the first 30 minutes you'll want to burn and destroy your VCR and if you are masochist, you'll torture yourself by watching this horrible adaptation of a good book.

so in conclusion, DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE, YOU'LL BE BORED AS HELL

When "Palomita Blanca" was shown in Chilean theaters, a lot of people felt disappointed because this movie has "no story". Anyway, this movie is a fresh and humoristic portrait of Chilean society in the 70s. A lot of situations depicted with humour become, I think, part of the best of Chilean cinematography, making fun about political dogmas and social differences (Chile is a very class-distinction country). "Palomita Blanca" was shot in 1973, but the military strike stopped the editing process. It was shown at first time in Chile in the beginning of the 90s.