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Unfinished Diary (1982)

Original title: Journal inachevé

1982-01-02 · 48m · FR
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In this heartwarming docudrama, Chilean immigrant Marilú Mallet strives to make a film about her experience of deep isolation. Her English-speaking husband, a prominent film director, criticizes her subjective approach to filmmaking; her young son, raised in Quebec, speaks only French. Interviews with Isabel Allende and other Chilean exiles reveal a deep bond in this powerful and resonant film about language and genre, exile and immigration.

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Marilú MalletDirector

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Nicolas RubboNicolas RubboThe sonIsabel AllendeIsabel AllendeThe friend of childhoodMarilú MalletMarilú MalletThe filmmakerMichael RubboMichael RubboThe husbandMaría Luisa SegnoretMaría Luisa SegnoretThe motherSalvador FisciellaSalvador FisciellaThe refugeeOctavio LafourcadeOctavio LafourcadeThe musician

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Woman director

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityWoman DirectorPacingShortDirector preference1082250Actor preference1082250 · 897552 · 213045Country preferenceCa

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What is Unfinished Diary about?

In this heartwarming docudrama, Chilean immigrant Marilú Mallet strives to make a film about her experience of deep isolation. Her English-speaking husband, a prominent film director, criticizes her subjective approach to filmmaking; her young son, raised in Quebec, speaks only French. Interviews with Isabel Allende and other Chilean exiles reveal a deep bond in this powerful and resonant film about language and genre, exile and immigration.

How long is Unfinished Diary?

Unfinished Diary has a runtime of 48 minutes.