The Cordillera of Dreams explained

Native Name:
Director:Patricio Guzmán
Producer:Renate Sachse
Cinematography:Samuel Lahu
Editing:Emmanuelle Joly
Studio:ARTE
Atacama Productions
Runtime:85 minutes
Country:France
Chile
Language:Spanish

The Cordillera of Dreams (Spanish; Castilian: 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).[1]

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.[2] The film was selected as the Chilean entry for Best Iberoamerican Film at the 36th Goya Awards, later receiving the nomination.[3]

Release

The film premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in the Special screenings section.[4] At the festival, the film shared the L'Œil d'or award with For Sama.[5]

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.[6] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 83 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]

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".[8] 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".[9]

Awards and nominations

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Cannes Film FestivalMay 25, 2019L'Œil d'orThe Cordillera of Dreams
César AwardsFebruary 28, 2020Best Documentary Film
Goya AwardsFebruary 12, 2022Best Ibero-American Film[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patricio Guzmán: the perpetual quest for a Chilean truth. Festival de Cannes. November 23, 2021.
  2. Web site: Roman Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy' Leads France's Cesar Awards Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. Georg. Szalai. January 29, 2020. November 23, 2021.
  3. Web site: La Cordillera de los Sueños de Patricio Guzmán representará a Chile en los premios Goya. La Tercera. September 23, 2021. November 23, 2021. es.
  4. Web site: Cannes festival 2019: full list of films . The Guardian. May 6, 2019. November 23, 2021.
  5. Web site: Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to The Cordillera of Dreams and to For Sama . Cineuropa – the best of european cinema . May 25, 2019.
  6. Web site: The Cordillera of Dreams (2019). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. November 23, 2021.
  7. Web site: The Cordillera of Dreams Reviews . Metacritic. November 23, 2021.
  8. Web site: 'The Cordillera of Dreams' ('La Cordillere des songes'): Film Review – Cannes 2019. The Hollywood Reporter. Deborah. Young. May 18, 2019. November 23, 2021.
  9. Web site: Film Review: 'The Cordillera of Dreams'. Variety. Jessica. Kiang. May 24, 2019. November 23, 2021.
  10. Web site: Spain’s Goya Awards: Javier Bardem’s ‘The Good Boss’ Named Best Picture. The Hollywood Reporter. 12 February 2022. Ryan. Gajewski.

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