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Unfinished Diary

Jan 2, 1982 · 48m
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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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CAST

Nicolas Rubbo
The son
Isabel Allende
The friend of childhood
Marilú Mallet
The filmmaker
Michael Rubbo
The husband
María Luisa Segnoret
The mother
Salvador Fisciella
The refugee
Octavio Lafourcade
The musician
Directed by Marilú Mallet

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
7 Art Distribution, Les Films de l'Atalante
Country
CA, CL, FR

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