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Mood:
- AtmosphericSentimentalCaptivating
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Plot:
- Ancient MysteryObsessive QuestMind and SoulPoliticsHuman NatureForces of NatureEscapades
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Genres:
- ForeignDocumentary
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- Latin AmericaDesertChile
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Praise:
- Award Winner
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Nostalgia de la luz, 2010
French
France
Profile of Nostalgia de la luz
Nostalgia de la luz can be described as atmospheric, sentimental, and captivating. The plot revolves around an ancient mystery, an obsessive quest, and themes of mind and soul. The main genres are foreign and documentary. In approach, Nostalgia de la luz is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in the desert. It is located in Chile. Nostalgia de la luz takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being an award winner.
Summary of Nostalgia de la luz
In Chile, at three thousand metres altitude, astronomers from all over the world gather together in the Atacama desert to observe the stars. The desert sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe.
It is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact : those of the mummies, explorers and miners. But also the remains of the dictatorship's political prisoners.
Whilst the astronomers examine the most distant galaxies in search of probable extraterrestrial life, at the foot of the observatories a group of women are digging through the desert soil in search of their disappeared relatives…
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 25 February 2011 |
| Runtime: | 90 min |
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