THE ETERNAL MEMORY
Chile / 2023 / 84'
THE ETERNAL MEMORY
Augusto Góngora, a veteran Chilean journalist and chronicler of the crimes of the Pinochet regime, and Paulina Urrutia, actress, activist, and politician, have been a loving couple for over 20 years. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s eight years ago, and now they both face the inexorable descent of his physical and mental powers together. Heartbreaking and uplifting, the story of Paulina’s warm and uncompromising dedication and Augusto’s fierce fight to hold on to his identity is a deeply affecting testimony to their love. The film is an inquiry into human dignity in old age and adversity and the mechanisms of individual and collective remembrance. What – and who – do we recall from our past? Why do we forget or suppress certain memories, and what effect does this have on a person and an entire country?
Director: Maite Alberdi
Script: Maite Alberdi
Photography: Pablo Valdes
Editing: Carolina Siraqyan
Sound: Juan Carlos Maldonado
Music: Miguel Miranda and José Miguel Tobar
Production: Maite Alberdi, Juan De Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Rocío Jadue
Selected Filmography:
The Mole Agent (2020)
I’m Not from Here (2016)
The Grown-Ups (2016)
Tea Time (2015)
The Lifeguard (2011)
Festivals & Awards:
Sundance Film Festival – World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary, USA (2023), Berlinale, Germany (2023)
Tickets:
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