In the early days of the coup he dissapears and Beth is joined by his Father Ed (Lemmon). Spacek plays Beth married to Charlie whose a very naive young man who writes children’s books. 4/5 stars.įILM & REVIEW Costa-Gravas’ superb political drama set during the 1973 military coup in Chile that brought Pinochet to power. The film might at first look and feel a bit dated, but stick with it - it really is excellent. The film combines a father's moving search for his son with a growing realisation that his respect for the USA and its freedoms is not matched by its actions and the 'dirty tricks' involved in the role they were playing in Chile and indeed other South American countries.Įxcellent script (it won an Oscar and a BAFTA), well acted (Jack Lemmon won Best Actor at Cannes). It turns out that Charles Horman was indeed killed by the Chilean military and that - as is now well known - the coup was orchestrated by the CIA to overthrow the legitimately elected government of Salvador Allende (who had the misfortune to be too left wing for the USA). While it's not an overtly political film, it deals with the search for Charles Horman by his father (Jack Lemmon) and wife (Sissy Spacek) and the lack of any real help or assistance in their search, and the obfuscation and denial by the US authorities of any US involvement in the coup. UK premiere on Blu-ray More like Missingīased on the true story of the disappearance and killing of writer/journalist Charles Horman (look him up on Wikipedia) during the military coup in Chile in 1973 and directed by the respected Greek director Costa-Gavros, this is a disturbing and moving political drama.Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity material.Politically Personal (2018, 24 mins): a new filmed appreciation by filmmaker and actor Keith Gordon.Freedom of lnformation (2006, 27 mins): Joyce Horman discusses the real-life events behind Missing and the experience of being portrayed on screen. ![]() Many Americas (2006, 31 mins): Costa-Gavras reflects upon the production and reception of the film.Costa-Gavras: Cannes Film Festival Interview (1982, 3 mins): short interview with the director Costa-Gavras: Journal Antenne 2 Interview (1982, 4 mins): news article with journalist Christine Ockrent. ![]()
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