Nostalgia for the Light (2010)
Nostalgia de la luz (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 30min
- Documentary
- 17 Mar 2011 (USA)
- Movie
A documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history of the cosmos, and one by women looking for the remains of loved ones killed by Pinochet's regime.
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Awards:
- 9 wins & 20 nominations.
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Cast
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Gaspar Galaz | ... |
Self - Astronomer
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Lautaro Núñez | ... |
Self - Archeologist
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| Luís Henríquez | ... |
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Miguel Lawner | ... |
Self - Architect
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Victor González | ... |
Self - Engineer
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Vicky Saaveda | ... |
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Violeta Berrios | ... |
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George Preston | ... |
Self - Astronomer
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Valentina Rodríguez | ... |
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Directed by
| Patricio Guzmán | ||
Written by
| Patricio Guzmán | ... | () |
Produced by
| Antonino Ballestrazzi | ... | development producer |
| Jutta Krug | ... | producer: WDR |
| Nicolas Lasnibat | ... | line producer |
| Meike Martens | ... | co-producer / producer |
| Fernando Osorio | ... | line producer |
| Verónica Rosselot | ... | executive producer |
| Renate Sachse | ... | producer |
| Cristóbal Vicente | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Miguel Miranda | ||
| José Miguel Tobar | ||
Cinematography by
| Katell Djian | ||
Editing by
| Patricio Guzmán | ||
| Emmanuelle Joly | ||
Editorial Department
| Ewa Lenkiewicz | ... | supervising editor |
| Eric Salleron | ... | color timer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nicolas Lasnibat | ... | first assistant director |
| Cristóbal Vicente | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Morgan Dufour | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Fredy González | ... | sound (as Freddy González) |
| Michel Monier | ... | sound consultant: dolby |
| Jean-Jacques Quinet | ... | sound editor / sound mixer |
| Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans | ... | foley artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Cristóbal Vicente | ... | still photographer |
Production Companies
- Atacama Productions (co-production)
- Blinker Filmproduktion (co-production)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (co-production)
- Cronomedia (co-production)
- Fonds Sud Cinéma (support)
- Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (support)
- Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (support)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- Televisión Española (TVE) (with the participation of)
- Brouillon d'Un Rêve de la SCAM (with the participation of)
Distributors
- Pyramide Distribution (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Real Fiction (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2011) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)
- Icarus Films (2011) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- New Wave Films (2012) (United Kingdom) (subtitled)
- I Wonder Pictures (2015) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Moving Turtle (2015) (Lebanon) (Middle East & North Africa)
- Uplink (2015) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Midas Filmes (2016) (Portugal)
- AmaFilms (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
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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. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Nostalgia for the Light (2012). See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
[in Spanish, using English subtitles] Gaspar Galaz - Astronomer: [voiceover] I am convinced that memory has a gravitational force. It is constantly attracting us. Those who have a memory are able to live in the fragile present moment. Those who have none don't live anywhere. Each night, slowly, impassively, the centre of the galaxy passes over Santiago. See more » |