''The Cordillera of Dreams'' ( / ) is a 2019 Chilean-French

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by

Patricio Guzmán Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a Chilean documentary film director, screenwriter, director. He is most known for his film trilogy '' The Battle of Chile'' (1975–1979) and more recently for another trilogy; ''Nostalgia for th ...

. It is considered the third installment in a trilogy of films by Guzmán about his native country, Chile, alongside ''

Nostalgia for the Light ''Nostalgia for the Light'' () is a 2010 documentary film by Patricio Guzmán to address the lasting impacts of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. Guzmán focuses on the similarities between astronomers researching humanity's past, in an astronomica ...

'' (2010) and ''

The Pearl Button ''The Pearl Button'' () is a 2015 Chilean documentary film directed by Patricio Guzmán. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Best Script. It won the Lumi ...

'' (2015). The film was nominated for Best Documentary Film at the

45th César Awards The 45th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 28 February 2020, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris to honour the best French films of 2019. Sandrine Kiberlain presided, and Florence Fores ...

, being the second nomination for Guzmán in this category after ''The Pearl Button'' in 2016. The film was selected as the Chilean entry for Best Iberoamerican Film at the

36th Goya Awards The 36th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honoured the best in Spanish films of 2021 and took place at the Palau de les ...

, later receiving the nomination.

Release

The film premiered at the

2019 Cannes Film Festival The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president for the main competition. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho won the , the festival's top prize, fo ...

in the Special screenings section. At the festival, the film shared the

L'Œil d'or ''L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire'' — Cannes (, "The Golden Eye, The Documentary Prize — Cannes") is a documentary film award created in 2015. It is awarded to the best documentary presented in one of the sections of the Cannes Film Festi ...

award with ''

For Sama ''For Sama'' () is a 2019 documentary film produced and narrated by Waad Al-Kateab, and directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film focuses on Waad Al-Kateab's journey as a journalist and rebel in the Syrian uprising. Her husband is ...

''.

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10. On

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, the film holds a rating of 83 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Deborah Young of ''

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'' wrote about the film that "in and of itself, it is a mournfully intelligent, poetic documentary that once more seeks to link the vastness, grandeur and indifference of nature with the human horrors that Chileans have lived through". Jessica Kiang of ''

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'' commented about the film and its place within Guzmán's trilogy of films, writing that "taken as a completed project, Guzmán's late-career trinity is a stunning achievement in the cinema of the hidden pattern and the startling, unexpected connection".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 2019 films 2019 documentary films Chilean documentary films French documentary films Films directed by Patricio Guzmán 2010s Spanish-language films Spanish-language French films 2010s Chilean films 2010s French films {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordillera of Dreams, The