Worked in Chile as TV news editor and soap screenwriter

Became associated with other future directors such as Miguel Littin, Pedro Chaskel, Aldo Francia, etc.

Made first completed feature film, "Tres tigres tristes/Three Sad Tigers"

After election of Allende, began working with state film agency, Chile Films

Fled Chile after overthrow of Allende; moved to Germany

Settled in Paris

Received recognition in Europe for "Hypothèse du tableau volé, L'/The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting," a puzzling black-and-white film adapted from a novel by Pierre Klossowski

Directed and co-wrote "The Territory"

Appointed co-director of Maison de Culture, Le Havre, France

Shot first feature in US, "The Golden Boat"

Helmed "Three Lives and Only One Death," Marcello Mastroiani's penultimate film

Directed "Genealogies of a Crime," starring Catherine Deneuve

Once again directed Catherine Deneuve in "Time Regained/Le Temps retrouvé," an adaptation of the final volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust

Helmed "Comédie de l'innocence/Comedy of Innocence" starring Isabelle Huppert

Helmed the feature "Klimt" starring John Malkovich as the Austrian painter