Nostalgia for the Light
Original title: Nostalgia de la luz
“Astronomers and Archaeologists - Two sides of the same coin”
2010 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by 
Patricio Guzmán
Patricio GuzmánCast
Documentary
Credits
Written by: Patricio Guzmán
Produced by: Renate Sachse
Plot
A documentary linking the Atacama Desert's astronomers to the search for the disappeared.
Sinekatalog’s take
Patricio Guzmán's documentary links Atacama astronomers to women searching for the disappeared of Pinochet's regime. Meditative and gorgeous, it is a poetic, moving reflection on memory, time and the cosmos.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (6,656 votes)
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