| The Cordillera of Dreams | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| French | La Cordillère des songes |
| Directed by | Patricio Guzmán |
| Written by | Patricio Guzmán |
| Produced by | Renate Sachse |
| Cinematography | Samuel Lahu |
| Edited by | Emmanuelle Joly |
| Production companies | ARTE Atacama Productions |
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| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | France Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
The Cordillera of Dreams (Spanish: La cordillera de los sueños / French: La Cordillère des songes) is a 2019 Chilean-French documentary film directed by Patricio Guzmán. It is considered the third installment in a trilogy of films by Guzmán about his native country, Chile, alongside Nostalgia for the Light (2010) and The Pearl Button (2015).
The film was nominated for Best Documentary Film at the 45th César Awards, 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, later receiving the nomination.
Release
The film premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in the Special screenings section. At the festival, the film shared the L'Œil d'or award with For Sama.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10. On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 83 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter 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 Variety 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
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Cannes Film Festival | May 25, 2019 | L'Œil d'or | The Cordillera of Dreams | Won | |
| César Awards | February 28, 2020 | Best Documentary Film | Nominated | ||
| Goya Awards | February 12, 2022 | Best Ibero-American Film | Won |
References
- "Patricio Guzmán: the perpetual quest for a Chilean truth". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (January 29, 2020). "Roman Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy' Leads France's Cesar Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- "La Cordillera de los Sueños de Patricio Guzmán representará a Chile en los premios Goya". La Tercera (in Spanish). September 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. May 6, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to The Cordillera of Dreams and to For Sama". Cineuropa – the best of european cinema. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- "The Cordillera of Dreams (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- "The Cordillera of Dreams Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Young, Deborah (May 18, 2019). "'The Cordillera of Dreams' ('La Cordillere des songes'): Film Review – Cannes 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Kiang, Jessica (May 24, 2019). "Film Review: 'The Cordillera of Dreams'". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Gajewski, Ryan (12 February 2022). "Spain's Goya Awards: Javier Bardem's 'The Good Boss' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
| Chilean submissions for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film | |
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