The Chinese Shoe (1979)

Original title

El zapato chino

Directed by

Cristian Sánchez

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Chile

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A taxi driver in 1970s Chile under Pinochet's dictatorship falls in love with his niece. The film shows their strange daily life which becomes increasingly sinister as the story goes on.

melancholicunsettlingslow-burnbleaktenseoppressivedreamlikeclaustrophobic

What happens

El zapato chino es una película chilena filmada durante el año 1979 en blanco y negro que se desarrolla en plena dictadura del general Augusto Pinochet. Dirigida por Cristian Sánchez, relata la historia de un taxista enamorado de su sobrina, describiendo una extraña cotidianidad que se vuelve siniestra a medida que avanza el relato. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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