This took in the systematic displacement, genocide and low-cost employment of indigenous communities in the name, just as in the U.S., of the Western world bringing supposed civilization to savage lands.Ĭourt’s portrait of the white settlers in Chile’s south is a far more realistic depiction than classic Westerns, with ranch-hands dedicating much of their down-time to heavy drinking and non-consensual sex. Shot in a widescreen format by DP José Ayalon, capturing the stunning but bleak expanses of snow-caped landscapes – one reference of the title is to constantly falling snow – “White on White” captures in meticulous detail how Chile’s West – here, its deep South.
Pedro is instantly infatuated by the beauty of the maybe pre-teen bride-to-be, Sara, and ends up taking photos of her in an erotic pose.īeaten by his employer’s brutal hired-hands, he seems the only man on the ranch, however, who does not take part in the rape, hunting and murder of the local Indigenous Selknam people as Chile’s conquest of its South gathers pace. It takes an actor of his stature to tease out the contradictions of his character, Pedro, in “White and White.” Set in the late 19th century, it begins with a portrait photographer, Pedro (Castro) being summoned to the rambling mansion of a powerful landowner, Mr.
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