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Post Mortem
Post Mortem
Release Date
09 Sep 2011
09 Feb 2012
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3/5 Stars.
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Certificate:
15A
Genre:
Drama
Santiago, 1973. Mario Cornejo works at a morgue, typing out reports on autopsies performed by the coroners. During the military coup, he gets involved in a love affair with a dancer from the cabaret Bim Bam Bum. This is the story of an apparently insignificant and charmless couple. It's Chile's story during the military coup. Mario's ideal of conquering the impossible love of a woman is also the ideal of a nation trying to conquer a noble but unattainable political model.
Cast:
Marcelo Alonso
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Alfredo Castro
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Amparo Noguera
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Jaime Vadell
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Antonia Zegers
Writers:
Pablo Larraín
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Mateo Iribarren
Producers:
Directors:
Pablo Larraín
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Movies.ie Critic Review
Chile, 1973, and morgue autopsy reporter Mario (Castro) develops a sudden crush on his anorexic neighbour, Nancy (Zegers), the latter having just been fired from her job as an exotic dancer for being too thin. And, it would seem, being constantly spaced out of her head. Outside on the streets, protesters are out in force, defending President Salvador Allende and his socialist reforms. Allende won’t survive the riots…
THE VERDICT: Winner of the top prize at the Cartagena Film Festival earlier this year, director Pablo Larrain taking a step into the political terrain after the disco-driven psycho thriller Tony Manero. On the surface, this is a story about two not-so-beautiful losers, the political upheaval in Chile at that time the backdrop to their oddball love story. Which leaves the viewer free to see the bigger picture without proceedings descending into an Oliver Stone extravaganza.
Review by Paul Byrne
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