1976 was one of the bloodiest years of Augusto Pinochet’s extremely sanguinary dictatorship in Chile. That same year, Chilean actress and film-maker Manuela Martelli’s maternal grandmother, whom she had never met, took her own life as a consequence of severe depression. This private affair has served as inspiration for the film Martelli wanted to make.. <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/subjects/film/1976-a-poignant-tale-of-an-alienated-woman-during-chiles-oppressive-military-regime-71008/">Read Article</a>