Raúl Ruiz Movies

  • 1986
    Richard III

    Richard III

    Richard III

    01986HD

    Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.

    Richard III
  • 1976
    Sotelo

    Sotelo

    Sotelo

    01976HD

    A documentary on the exiled Chilean painter Sotelo which focuses on the painter's voice rather than the paintings themselves.

    Sotelo
  • 1970
    Dali

    Dali

    Dali

    01970HD

    Dali
  • 1981
    Image de sable

    Image de sable

    Image de sable

    01981HD

    Ruiz’s short about Pieter Wiersma, a Dutch sculptor who makes intricate sandcastles.

    Image de sable
  • 2004
    Days in the Country

    Days in the Country

    Days in the Country

    7.22004HD

    In a bar in Santiago, two old men talk over their past. This is a strange discussion. In fact, they talk of themselves as if they were dead. We don't...

    Days in the Country
  • 1987
    Professor Taranne

    Professor Taranne

    Professor Taranne

    51987HD

    Professor Taranne, a conceited university Professor, is subject to several absurd and disquieting incidents from the world surrounding him. He is...

    Professor Taranne
  • 1980
    Of Great Events and Ordinary People

    Of Great Events and Ordinary People

    Of Great Events and Ordinary People

    71980HD

    In 1978, Ruiz was commissioned to make a television documentary about the French elections from the viewpoint of a Chilean exile in Paris’...

    Of Great Events and Ordinary People
  • 1985
    The Insomniac on the Bridge

    The Insomniac on the Bridge

    The Insomniac on the Bridge

    61985HD

    This quickly-filmed avant-garde farce by prolific director Raul Ruiz features an insomniac (Michel Lonsdale) whose main preoccupation is...

    The Insomniac on the Bridge
  • 1992
    The Solitudes

    The Solitudes

    The Solitudes

    5.51992HD

    Chile is seen through the eyes of a Chinese painter - a traditional painter who uses the concepts of XVIII century Shih-T'ao.

    The Solitudes
  • 2007
    La Recta Provincia

    La Recta Provincia

    La Recta Provincia

    6.6672007HD

    This was a man. He lived with his mother. He cared a manor house in the countryside of Chile. One day the man found a bone in the garden. The bone...

    La Recta Provincia
  • 1989
    Derrière le Mur

    Derrière le Mur

    Derrière le Mur

    01989HD

    Adaptation of a choreography by Joêlle Bouvier and Régis Obadia

    Derrière le Mur
  • 1991
    El arte de poner los cuernos

    El arte de poner los cuernos

    El arte de poner los cuernos

    51991HD

    El arte de poner los cuernos
  • 1985
    The Castaways of Liguria

    The Castaways of Liguria

    The Castaways of Liguria

    51985HD

    A fire started by Harry Thompson destroys the Liguria, a legendary ship of the 19th century, and its treasure of gold and diamonds sinks in the sea....

    The Castaways of Liguria
  • 1978
    The Divisions of Nature

    The Divisions of Nature

    The Divisions of Nature

    6.61978HD

    Ruiz on the film: "Les Divisions is a documentary about the Château de Chambord and the title comes from the Divisione of Johannes Scotus...

    The Divisions of Nature
  • 2012
    Ballet aquatique

    Ballet aquatique

    Ballet aquatique

    5.52012HD

    In one of his very last projects, Raul Ruiz celebrates the films of his historical predecessor Jean Painlevé, a documentary innovator whose...

    Ballet aquatique
  • 1982
    Chinese Shadows

    Chinese Shadows

    Chinese Shadows

    01982HD

    A series of compounding dramatic situations, drawn from Georges Polti's '36 Dramatic Situations' and acted out in shadowplay and voiceover.

    Chinese Shadows
  • 1992
    Visions and Marvels of the Christian Religion

    Visions and Marvels of the Christian Religion

    Visions and Marvels of the Christian Religion

    5.81992HD

    All the characters are in hell, but they act as though the are in a sitcom, with canned laughter. It's based on Arcana Celestia by Swedenborg, a...

    Visions and Marvels of the Christian Religion
  • 1985
    Notre mariage

    Notre mariage

    Notre mariage

    11985HD

    A sickly young girl is given away by her father to a childless couple. Twenty years later, she marries her adopted father.

    Notre mariage
  • 1982
    Cinématon XXIII

    Cinématon XXIII

    Cinématon XXIII

    01982HD

    Reel 23 of Gérard Courant’s on-going Cinematon series.

    Cinématon XXIII
  • 1987
    Brise-Glace: Histoires de glace

    Brise-Glace: Histoires de glace

    Brise-Glace: Histoires de glace

    61987HD

    Third and final part of collaborative project Brise Glace. Directed by Raúl Ruíz.

    Brise-Glace: Histoires de glace