La Esmeralda, 1879 (2010)
- Original title
- La Esmeralda 1879
- Directed by
- Elías Llanos
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- Chile
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film reenacts the naval Battle of Iquique in 1879 between Chilean and Peruvian forces. It follows the events as they unfold on two replica warships built for the production.
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What happens
La Esmeralda 1879 is a 2010 Chilean film about the naval Battle of Iquique, which took place on May 21, 1879 in the harbor of this coastal town in the Tarapacá Region. Directed by Elías Llanos, it stars Fernando Godoy and Jaime Omeñaca. The budget for the film was $12 million, funded by the Chilean Navy, the Luksic family and other enterprises, and took four years to film. It requires the creation of two sets of floating ships Huáscar monitor corvette Esmeralda and that took a year to build, plus sophisticated sets on land. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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