Augusto Pinochet is a vampire in “El Conde”: Netflix revealed the trailer for the new film by Pablo Larraín

“El Conde”, the new film by Pablo Larraín presented its first trailer that illustrates the dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire who, “tired of being remembered as a thief, decides to die”. This is anticipated by the synopsis of the film, with which the Chilean director will be the only Latin American to compete in the imminent 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which takes place from August 30 to September 9 in the Italian city. First images of “El Conde” | You may also be interested: “The Rapture”, by Daniela Goggi: the Argentine film that will participate in the Venice Film Festival”I have been imagining Pinochet for years as a vampire, as a being that does not stop circulating through history, through our imaginary and through our nightmares,” said the filmmaker in a statement that Netflix shared with this medium. “Vampires do not die or disappear, nor do the crimes and robberies of a dictator who did not know justice. The brutal impunity represented by Pinochet had to be confronted directly, showing it for the first time head-on. For that, we have used the language of satire and political farce,” he added. The advance presents what appears to be a somber and unique interpretation, filmed in black and white, and starring Jaime Vadell, along with a cast that includes Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro and Paula Luchsinger, to which are added Catalina Guerra, Marcial Tagle, Amparo Noguera, Diego Muñoz and Antonia Zegers.First images of “El Conde” | Photo: Courtesy Netflix.La film was filmed entirely in Chile in locations throughout four regions, including the former Oazy Harbour ranch located in the Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica, where they filmed in austral winter. This location was used to represent the refuge of the main character. You may also be interested: Santiago Mitre and Laura Citarella, the Argentine directors who will be part of the jury of the Venice Film FestivalIt should be remembered that Larraín has an outstanding and internationally awarded filmography. He was in charge of bringing to the big screen films such as “Jackie” (2016) and “Spencer” (2021), inspired by the lives of the emblematic Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lady Di or Diana Spencer respectively, with the performances of Natalie Portman and
Kristen Stewart.First images of “The Count” | Photo: Courtesy Netflix.” El Conde” will be released in some theaters in Argentina from September 7 and will arrive worldwide on Netflix on September 15.

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