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Unfinished Diary

1982 · 48 min

A quiet, personal essay that drifts between diary and documentary, leaving a lingering ache of displacement and belonging.

Directed by
Marilú Mallet
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Nicolas Rubbo, Isabel Allende, Marilú Mallet
Overview
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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Directed by
Marilú Mallet
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Nicolas Rubbo, Isabel Allende, Marilú Mallet
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • immigration
    • identity
    • family
    • art
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Marilú Mallet
    Starring
    Nicolas Rubbo, Isabel Allende, Marilú Mallet, Michael Rubbo, María Luisa Segnoret, Salvador Fisciella, Octavio Lafourcade
    Cinematography
    Guy Borremans
    Runtime
    48 min
    Country
    Canada, Chile
    Languages
    Spanish, French, English

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