Private Project

The City of Caesars

Daniela wanders around Santiago de Chile, in search of "The City of Caesars", a strange Chilean film that is missing. She meets Bárbara and Manuel, who admit her to the bohemia of Santiago. The search for the film will generate new discoveries. Music and friendship will be the pillars of her memory.

  • Lucho Villegas
    Director
  • Lucho Venegas
    Writer
  • Butaca Martínez
    Writer
  • Páris Golott
    Producer
  • Carlos Navarro Clavería
    Producer
  • Elisa Osorio
    Key Cast
  • Carmen Brito
    Key Cast
  • Hernan Cubillos
    Key Cast
  • El Jardín del Pulpo
    Productora
  • Lucho Villegas
    Edition
  • Paris Golott
    Edition
  • Páris Golott
    Direction Assistant
  • Joaquín Cacciuttolo
    Cinematography
  • Andrés Ovalle
    Cameras
  • Joaquín Cacciuttolo
    Cameras
  • Joaquín Ugaz
    Sound Design
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La CIudad de Los Cesares
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Cinema, Heritage, Music, Boheme, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 43 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Chile
  • Country of Filming:
    Chile
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Avant Pemiere
    Santiago
    Chile
    June 6, 2022
    Avant Premiere - WIP
  • 4º Festival de Cine Nacional de Ñuble
    Ñuble
    Chile
    January 15, 2023
    Chilean Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Cintamani Films
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Lucho Villegas

Lucho Villegas

Geophysicist and poet. Content creator on the website "The Octopus Garden".
Self-taught filmmaker. He has directed some video clips and through self-management has made two feature films. In 2014, VITAE premiered at the XXI Valdivia International Film Festival and in 2022 it presented its second work "La Ciudad de los Cesares".

Fimography:

Screenplay and direction of the feature film "Vitae" (2014)
Screenplay and direction of the feature film "La Ciudad de los Cesares" (2022)
Director of the music videos "Chucao" (2021) and "Defrosting" (2023)

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Director Statement

Work Intention:

What I wanted to capture in the film is to turn the legend of the City of the Caesars into a story of search, a small adventure through Santiago that would show the streets, the bars and the popular music that is being performed in the young bohemian city. And that this search also generates a reflection on memory and its importance as a personal and societal construction.

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What I wanted to capture in the film is to turn the legend of the City of the Caesars into a story of a search on foot, a small adventure through Santiago that would show the streets, the bars and the popular music (cuecas, boleros, tango, folklore, fusion) that is taking place in the young bohemian city. And that this search also generates a reflection on memory and its importance as a personal and societal construction.
Consider friendship, music and memory as fundamental pillars to find answers to our searches.

Lucho Vilegas