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A truly eye-opening experience.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Nostalgia for the Light
Astronomers and Archaeologists - Two sides of the same coin
2010 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Patricio Guzmán
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Nostalgia for the Light
Overview
In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones, dumped unceremoniously by Pinochet's regime.
Director and cast
- Patricio Guzmán Director
- Gaspar Galaz as Himself - Astronomer
- Lautaro Núñez as Himself - Archeologist
- Luís Henríquez as Himself
- Miguel as Himself - Architect
- Victor Gonzalez as Himself - Engineer
- Vicky Saaveda as Herself
- Violeta Berrios as Herself
- George Preston as Himself - Astronomer
- Valentina Rodríguez as Herself
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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A nearly unbearable examination of good and bad in the human heart.
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
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Guzman offers a poetic narrative that celebrates the searches and insists on the moral obligation to remember Chile's not-too-distant past.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
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The filmmaker's masterpiece, an exquisitely filmed, poetically written meditation on how past and present fuse in humanity's most unresolved questions.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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A film of rare visual poetry that's simultaneously personal, political and philosophical, it's a genuine art film that's also unpretentious and easygoing.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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