“When you want to film a fire, you need to be in the place where the first flame is produced.” So says the disembodied voice of Patricio Guzmán as he recalls a piece of advice received early in his filmmaking career by his mentor, French multimedia artist Chris Marker. In this case, the fire is the Estallido Social, a series of colossal protests and riots that started in the capital city of Santiago and rapidly spread across Chile at the end of 2019.

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Last week, Pablo Larraín’s “Jackie,” starring Natalie Portman as the embattled, shellshocked and grieving First Lady in the days immediately following the assassination of her husband JFK, came to Blu-ray. It’s a stunning film, one that marks the English-language debut of one of our favorite working filmmakers and that picked up three Oscar nominations. It’s also the highest-profile Larraín film to date, but really it only represents the crystallization of his building buzz, which dates back to his “Tony Manero” (2008), “Post Mortem” (2010) and “No” (2012) days.

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Review: Patricio Guzmán's Thoughtful And Inspiring 'The Pearl Button'

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Watch: Trailer For Patricio Guzmán's 'The Pearl Button' Goes From The Seas To The Stars

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Berlin Review: Patricio Guzmán's Mesmerizing, Award-Winning Doc 'The Pearl Button'

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Wim Wenders' 3D Drama 'Every Thing Will Be Fine' & New Films By Pablo Larraín & Oliver Hirschbiegel Complete Berlin Line-Up

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