Directed by Miguel Littin, a Chilen exile in Mexcico, Letters from Marusia is et in 1907, depciting the Chilean militia massacres of striking miners.
The movie, Mexico’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar, is a grip and depressing political allegory of life under the dictatorial Pinochet.
Oscar Nominations: 1
Best Foreign Language Oscar
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
The winner of the Best Foreign Language Oscar was Dersu Uzala by Akira Kurosawa.
Credits
Running time: 61 Minutes.
Directed by Jean de Limur
April 13, 1929.
Cast
Jeanne Eagels as Leslie Crosbie
O.P. Heggi as Joyce
Reginald Owe as Robert Crosbie
Herbert Marshall as Geoffrey Hammond
Irene Browne as Mrs. Joyce
