Catalogue des films de « Raoul Ruiz »

Ruiz’s documentary follows the dreams of young Swiss people intent on making it in Hollywood, the film capital of the world. The film follows them as they pursue their aspirations in a continuous suspension between dream and reality.

First episode. “Far far away is a town / Where the poor leave / Walls of bread / Pillars of cheese / No one spends a penny / No need for shops…”

Second episode. Exploration of “Cantos a lo Divino”, a Chilean tradition based on popular forms of poetry.

Third episode. Chilean craziness leads to the unexpected: the election of Miss Swimming Pool and a visit to the Sandwich Museum.

Fourth episode. The Chilean actors Amparo Noguera and Francisco Reyes play the parts respectively of a realistic nun and a patriotic priest.

For three years, Raul Ruiz filmed the artist Jean Miotte during some short but intense work sessions in his ateliers in New York, Hamburg and southern France.

In 1930, when his film "A propos de Nice" was released, Jean Vigo theorized about his bias : "This social documentary is different from classic documentaries and from weekly news because of the point of view defended by the author... " Sixty five...

A Chilean film maker and a Tunisian writer meet in Paris. They decide to travel together to Tunis. One discovers the city as a foreigner, the other comes home to the city where he was born, where he spent his childhood and teenage years, before...

A free adaptation of Sadegh Hedayat’s The Blind Owl and Tirso de Molina’s The Man Condemned for Lack of Faith.

On the icebreaker “Frej”, three filmmakers each give their own impressions: Rouch films life on board ship, Törnroth records what the crew has to say and Ruiz introduces a touch of fantasy… This three-part film is part of a broader...