Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín returns to Venice this evening with his latest pic El Conde, a black-and-white satire of dictator Augusto Pinochet, which he co-wrote and directed for Netflix. The p…
Larraín later added: “We shouldn’t take that for granted. It’s important and relevant because today with the world changing so fast having Netflix doing that is quite important.” is set in a parallel universe where fascist Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet exists as a vampire. After being ousted from power, Pinochet is now hidden in a ruined mansion on the cold southern tip of the continent. He has decided to stop drinking blood and abandon the privilege of eternal life.
Veteran Chilean actor Jaime Vadell is Augusto Pinochet in the pic. The brutal dictator is still one of the most divisive figures in Chilean history. He took power 50 years ago next month, following a military coup, and across his 17-year reign, over 40,000 people faced persecution, ranging from imprisonment and torture to execution.
During an interview with Deadline prior to Venice, Larraín revealed that the project initially began as a TV series at Netflix, before Francisco Ramos, who runs Spanish-speaking content at the streamer, encouraged him to adapt the pilot script into a feature. “I’m happy because this movie is going to be in a lot of living rooms. It’s beautiful. When I was making the film, I thought a lot about how it would be viewed on Netflix in terms of pacing, rhythm, and universality.”
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