CORDILLERA OF DREAMS, THE
[LA CORDILLERA DE LOS SUEÑOS]
When the sun rises in Chile, it has to scale hills and walls of rock before it reaches the peaks of the mountains. Because the Andes are everywhere, and yet they remain unknown territory to most of the country's inhabitants, Patricio Guzmán (NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT, THE PEARL BUTTON) sets out on a journey through the mountains, his somber narration accompanying elegant aerial shots of their stunning topography. But Guzmán's Andes are not just an impassive mountain range; the journey along their peaks also serves as a reconstruction of Chile's history and an attempt at finding lost memory. After exploring the desert and the sea in his previous two films, Guzmán concludes his personal Chilean trilogy with the mountain ranges of his native land and the histories carved into them. (Note adapted from Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.) Winner, Golden Eye Documentary Prize, 2019 Cannes Film Festival; Official Selection, 2019 Munich, Karlovy Vary and Toronto film festivals. DIR/SCR Patricio Guzmán; PROD Renate Sachse. Chile/France, 2019, color, 85 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 85 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020
Genre: Documentary
