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- 2011
- Not Rated
- Icarus Films
- 1 h 30 m
- 2011
- Not Rated
- Icarus Films
- 1 h 30 m
Summary Patricio Guzmán travels to Chile’s Atacama Desert where astronomers examine distant galaxies, and women dig for the remains of relatives. [Icarus Films]
Directed By: Patricio Guzmán
Written By: Patricio Guzmán
- 2011
- Not Rated
- Icarus Films
- 1 h 30 m
- 2011
- Not Rated
- Icarus Films
- 1 h 30 m
Nostalgia for the Light
8.1
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Summary Patricio Guzmán travels to Chile’s Atacama Desert where astronomers examine distant galaxies, and women dig for the remains of relatives. [Icarus Films]
Directed By: Patricio Guzmán
Written By: Patricio Guzmán
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Universal Acclaim
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
91
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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Gracefully moving between the infinite and the practical, the celestial and the implacably grounded, Guzman has created a sensitive, richly textured portrait of time and place that transcends both those conceits.
The network of links he builds, and the film’s ever-deepening empathy for those whose search can’t be satisfied, are persuasive enough to banish doubt, leaving you humbled, shocked and moved.
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Based on 20 User Ratings
8.1
85% Positive
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Nostalgia for the Light is a strange and stunning work of art: a poem disguised as a movie about astronomers in the Atacama desert of Chile.
Guzmán creates an interesting dialectic between the different searchers profiles, uniting them under an umbrella of humanism and cautious hopefulness.
Part of the beauty of Nostalgia is that the many metaphors and surprising parallels between the universe, archaeology and Chile’s recent past rise organically from the material.
A truly insightful art film that still manages to be easy-going and unpretentious.
Patricio Guzmán's documentary, Nostalgia for the Light, pays equal attention to the astronomers and searchers, regarding their quest as the same – a search for life.
Production Company
Atacama Productions,
Blinker Filmproduktion,
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR),
Cronomedia,
Fonds Sud Cinéma,
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication,
Ministère des Affaires Étrangères,
La Région Île-de-France,
Televisión Española (TVE),
Brouillon d'Un Rêve de la SCAM
Release Date Mar 18, 2011
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 5 Nominations
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
