Nostalgia de la luz

2010 [SPANISH]

Documentary

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 49 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 84% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 6606 6.6K

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Plot summary

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

Patricio Guzmán Photo
Patricio Guzmán

Top cast

Gaspar Galaz Photo
Gaspar Galaz as Self - Astronomer
Lautaro Núñez Photo
Lautaro Núñez as Self - Archeologist
Luís Henríquez Photo
Luís Henríquez as Self
Miguel Lawner Photo
Miguel Lawner as Self - Architect
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Spanish 2.0
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25 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Spanish 2.0
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1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by S R 4 / 10

It was on the SnS22 list. It started

It was on the SnS22 list. It started out interesting learning about astrology in Chile, but then it completely switched stories to the dictatorship and those searching for dead family like the astrologers. It was manipulative and felt so contrived. SLC library dvd.
Reviewed by Liam D 8 / 10

An fascinating and interesting documentary about looking into

An fascinating and interesting documentary about looking into the cosmos that might introduce new people into that space
Reviewed by William L 5 / 10

There is a lot to like about this

There is a lot to like about this Patricio Guzmán documentary - sharp visuals, a sincere tragedy to document, and an interesting premise (the parallels between those that search the past for cosmic truth and those that do so for personal closure). Nostalgia for the Light captures the tragedy of the Chilean identity of recent decades well (or at least it seems so looking from the outside in), as wounds remain raw while many wish to sweep yesterday's injustices under the rug. To those that resonate with the experiences of the film's subjects, it seems to strike a particularly powerful and melanchlolic chord. But as soon as a documentary begins to talk about the vast unknown of the universe with nothing beyond how we should marvel at how vast and unknown it is, I immediately check out. You can plug and play sentiments like that into any serious documentary, and they can be made to mean anything; it feels like listening to your college buddies getting high in your living room and spouting off whatever seems 'impactful'. And sadly, Guzmán opened the film with that. Those sections are nicely shot, but I realized it wasn't to my tastes from then on; still, very tastefully done with respect to the 'disappeared' dissidents, their families, and those left to pick up the pieces. Comes together later in the runtime. (2.5/5)
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