Songs from Chile, 1975 (16mm negative, scan 2K/Sound)

Location: Rome, Italy Creator: Luigi Perelli During a demonstration of solidarity with the Chilean Democrats, the concert of the Chilean musical groups Quilapayun and Inti Illimani, who took refuge in Europe after the coup d'état. Actor Gian Maria Volonté reads lyrics, comments and presents fight songs. Among the songs, one that tells the story of the strike and the struggle of saltpeter miners struck down by a ruthless massacre. The audience sings together with the artists. 01. Opening credits, which alternate with the entry on the stage of Quilapayun. Cart on the members of the group and MF by Gian Maria Volonté, who presents the event 02. PP of Volonté, and some of the members of the group. The MDP returns to Volonté 03. The song starts. The MDP takes up a screen, from which you can see the event we are attending 04. Alternate editing of the group on stage, the work of the man who adjusts the lighting and the monitors in the control room. Group Overview 05. PP of a girl in the audience. PP by Volonté, which alternates with several shots of the concert. Then the alternation disappears, only the group's shooting remains. The MDP goes among them, looking closely at them 06. Volonté reads lyrics with the group's background music (MF and PP). PP of the faces in the audience and the members of Quilapayun. Fixed shot of Volonté 07. Overview of the group starting to sing. PP about who sings. Side shot by Quilapayum, with PP Volonté reading the translated lyrics of the song 08. PP of faces in the audience; PP by Volonté through the director's monitors. Alternation of the faces of singers and people in the audience 09. Another song starts. Images of the group from the direction monitors. Overview of the group and the audience, who, at the end of the song, applauds loudly 10. Panorama from the top of the room. We return to the stage, where another song is sung. PP of the singers, panoramas and shots of the audience. At the end of the song, shot of the group. Then it's back to the applauding audience again 11. Credits