Unfinished Diary (1982)

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.

Cast (7)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

N

Nicolas Rubbo

The son

Isabel Allende

The friend of childhood

Marilú Mallet

The filmmaker

Michael Rubbo

The husband

M

María Luisa Segnoret

The mother

S

Salvador Fisciella

The refugee

O

Octavio Lafourcade

The musician

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