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Roberto Bolaño

Born April 28, 1953 · Santiago, Chile

Died July 15, 2003 · aged 50

Roberto Bolaño Ávalos (April 1953 – 15 July 2003) was a Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist. In 1999, Bolaño won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel Los detectives salvajes (The Savage Detectives), and in 2008 he was posthumously awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for his novel 2666, which was described by board member Marcela Valdes as a "work so ri…

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The FutureThe Future · 2013
The Future
★ 5.22013
MovieDrama
When their parents die, Bianca starts to smoke and Tomas is still a virgin. The orphans explore the dangerous streets of adulthood until Bianca finds Maciste, a retired Mr. Universe, and enters his dark mansion in search of a future.
Maldoror : Festival d'Avignon 2026Maldoror : Festival d'Avignon 2026 · 2026
Maldoror : Festival d'Avignon 2026
2026
MovieDrama
Summer WarSummer War · 2026
Summer War
2026
MovieMysteryDrama
Chile, 1989: the Pinochet regime is on the decline and tabletop wargame champion Udo Berger is vacationing with his girlfriend at a coastal resort. When a friend suddenly vanishes, Udo invites a mysterious local to join him for a game in this effortlessly stylish adaptation of Roberto Bolaño’s “The Third Reich.”
Nocturno de ChileNocturno de Chile · 2007
Nocturno de Chile
2007
MovieAnimationFantasy
"Nocturno de Chile" is composed of two videos: "La Cacería" ("The Hunt") and "La Cena" ("The Dinner"). Both videos are adaptations of Roberto Bolaño’s novel by the same title. The videos are meant to be viewed side by side, each video representing an adjacent room. In one room we find a dinner of intellectuals and writers; and in the neighboring room a torture is taking place.
Escribir no es normal: Roberto Bolaño y su paso por CataluñaEscribir no es normal: Roberto Bolaño y su paso por Cataluña · 2017
Escribir no es normal: Roberto Bolaño y su paso por Cataluña
2017
MovieDocumentary

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