The Eternal Memory Explained

The Eternal Memory
Director:Maite Alberdi
Screenplay:Maite Alberdi
Cinematography:Pablo Valdés
Editing:Carolina Siraqyan
Distributor:MTV Documentary Films
Runtime:85 minutes[1]
Language:Spanish
Gross:$120,794[2] [3]

The Eternal Memory (Spanish; Castilian: '''La memoria infinita''') is a 2023 Chilean documentary film directed by Maite Alberdi. The film follows the relationship of Chilean journalist Augusto Góngora and Chilean actress Paulina Urrutia. It was selected in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival where it had its world premiere on 21 January 2023 and won the Grand Jury Prize. It received critical acclaim and was named one of the top 5 documentary films of 2023 by the National Board of Review.[4]

The film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, being Alberdi's second nomination in the category as well as the second Chilean documentary film to be nominated for an Academy Award. It also won Best Ibero-American Film at the 38th Goya Awards.

Plot

Augusto Góngora and Paulina Urrutia have been a couple for 23 years. Augusto is one of Chile's most prominent cultural journalists and television presenters. His wife, Paulina, affectionately called "Pauli," is an actress who served as Minister of Culture and the Arts of the country from 2006 to 2010. Eight years ago, Augusto was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and since then, Paulina has been caring for him. Throughout his career, Augusto was dedicated to ensuring that the atrocities of the Pinochet dictatorship are not forgotten. Today, it is up to him and his wife to maintain his identity despite the challenges of his illness. Each day, the couple faces the difficulties caused by Alzheimer's disease, but they also maintain the tenderness and sense of humor that bind them together.[5]

Cast

Release

Festivals

The film was first screened as a part of the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, premiering on 21 January 2023.[6] At the festival, it won the Grand Jury Prize of the competition.[7] It also screened in the Panorama section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival where it had its European premiere.[8] It was also invited to the 27th Lima Film Festival for competing in Documentary section, where it was screened on 11 August 2023.[9]

Theatrical

MTV Documentary Films acquired the distribution rights of the film planning a theatrical release.[10] It had a limited release in US theaters during August 2023 beginning on August 11, 2023, in New York.[11] It was commercially released on August 24, 2023, in Chilean theaters.[12]

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 93% based on 68 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10.[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 84 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Guy Lodge from Variety wrote that the film "treats inexorably sad material with a lighter, more lyrical approach than most".[14] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney called the film "a moving chronicle of a marriage challenged by Alzheimer's", finishing his review commenting that the film is "as unexpectedly stirring as it is sorrowful".[15]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Sundance Film Festival29 January 2023World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary CompetitionThe Eternal Memory
Berlin International Film Festival25 February 2023Panorama Audience Award – Documentary[16]
Miami International Film Festival12 March 2023Documentary Achievement Award[17]
Guadalajara International Film Festival9 June 2023Iberoamerican Competition – Best Documentary Film[18]
Lima Film Festival18 August 2023Best Documentary[19]
Athens International Film Festival9 October 2023Best Documentary[20]
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards12 November 2023Best Documentary Feature[21]
Best DirectorMaite Alberdi
National Board of Review6 December 2023Top 5 Documentary FilmsThe Eternal Memory[22]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards10 December 2023Best Documentary Film[23]
IndieWire Critics Poll11 December 2023Best Documentary[24]
New York Film Critics Online Awards15 December 2023Best Documentary[25]
Forqué AwardsBest Latin-American Film
Toronto Film Critics Association17 December 2023Allan King Documentary Award[26]
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards21 December 2023Best Documentary Film[27] [28]
Cinema Eye Honors12 January 2024Outstanding Non-Fiction FeatureMaite Alberti, Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín and Rocío Jadue[29]
Outstanding DirectionMaite Alberdi
Outstanding EditingCarolina Siraqyan
Audience Choice PrizeThe Eternal Memory
The UnforgettablesAugusto Góngora and Paulina Urrutia
Houston Film Critics Society22 January 2024Best Documentary FeatureThe Eternal Memory[30]
[31]
Goya Awards10 February 2024
Academy Awards10 March 2024Maite Alberdi
Platino Awards20 April 2024Best DocumentaryThe Eternal Memory
Film and Values Education
Best Film EditingCarolina Siraqyan

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 26, 2023. The Eternal Memory (12A) . October 27, 2023 . British Board of Film Classification.
  2. Web site: The Eternal Memory. The Numbers. 29 September 2023.
  3. Web site: The Eternal Memory. Box Office Mojo. 29 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . 2023-12-06 . National Board of Review Names ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Best Film of 2023 . 2023-12-06 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  5. https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a189677dd3dd429805822 The Eternal Memory
  6. Web site: Patten . Dominic . D'Alessandro . Anthony . 7 December 2022. Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors, More . 7 December 2022 . . en-US.
  7. Sundance Winners: 'A Thousand and One' Takes U.S. Dramatic Jury Prize (Complete List). Variety. Matt. Donnelly. Peter. Debruge. 27 January 2023. 27 January 2023.
  8. Web site: 'The Siren' to Open Berlinale's Panorama Strand, Jafar Panahi, Joan Baez, Fan Bingbing, George MacKay Feature in Selections. Naman. Ramachandran. 18 January 2023 . . 18 January 2023.
  9. Web site: La memoria infinita. The Eternal Memory. 27 PUCP Lima Film Festival. August 9, 2023. es.
  10. Web site: Welk . Brian . 27 January 2023 . Sundance 2023 Movie Deals So Far: 'Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV'Acquired by Greenwich Entertainment . 21 January 2023 . IndieWire.
  11. Web site: Lang . Brent . 2023-06-28 . MTV Documentary Films Releases Trailer for 'The Eternal Memory,' Documentary Oscar Contender (EXCLUSIVE) . 2023-07-20 . Variety . en-US.
  12. Web site: Documental "La Memoria Infinita" de Maite Alberdi anunció fecha de estreno en Chile . 2023-07-20 . CNN Chile . es.
  13. Web site: The Eternal Memory . 16 January 2024 . . Fandango Media.
  14. Web site: 'The Eternal Memory' Review: Delicate Alzheimer's Doc Balances Personal Reflection and Historical Consciousness. Variety. Guy. Lodge. 13 February 2023. 26 February 2023.
  15. Web site: 'The Eternal Memory' Review: A Moving Chronicle of a Marriage Challenged by Alzheimer's. The Hollywood Reporter. David. Rooney. 21 January 2023. 26 February 2023.
  16. Web site: The Panorama Audience Awards Go to Sira by Apolline Traoré and Kokomo City by D. Smith . . 25 February 2023. 25 February 2023.
  17. Web site: 40th ANNIVERSARY MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP . 2023-04-03 . MDC News . en-US.
  18. Web site: Catalogo Oficial. Guadalajara International Film Festival. August 10, 2023. es.
  19. Web site: ¡Estos son los ganadores del 27 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP!. festivaldelima.com. August 18, 2023. August 18, 2023. es.
  20. Web site: International Documentaries Competition. Athens International Film Festival. 7 October 2023.
  21. Web site: Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'American Symphony' Leads Nominations, Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Lands Nod After Record-Setting Weekend. Variety. Clayton. Davis. October 16, 2023. October 16, 2023.
  22. Web site: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Named Best Picture by National Board of Review, Lily Gladstone and Paul Giamatti Nab Top Acting Honors. Variety. Clayton. Davis. November 6, 2023. November 6, 2023.
  23. Web site: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture at Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, Four Women Take Acting Prizes (Full Winners List). Variety. Clayton. Davis. December 10, 2023. December 11, 2023.
  24. Web site: Blauvelt . Christian . December 11, 2023 . 2023 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances, According to 158 Critics from Around the World . December 11, 2023 . . en-US . December 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231221140607/https://www.indiewire.com/features/best-of/best-movies-2023-critics-survey-poll-performances-1234933605/ . live .
  25. Web site: Butler . Karen . December 16, 2023 . New York Film Critics Online touts Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Anatomy of a Fall as 2023's best . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216222724/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2023/12/16/nyfco-honors-killers-flower-moon/5581702739569/ . December 16, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . . en.
  26. Web site: Neglia . Matt . December 17, 2023 . The 2023 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners . December 17, 2023 . Next Best Picture . en-US.
  27. Web site: Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Nominations. AwardsWatch. Erik. Anderson. December 13, 2023. December 14, 2023.
  28. Web site: "The Boy and the Heron" flies high with Florida Film Critics . 2023-12-21 . Florida Film Critics Circle . en.
  29. Web site: 'The 1619 Project,' 'Nothing Lasts Forever' Lead Charge As Cinema Eye Honors Announces First Round Of Documentary Nominations [Full List]]. Deadline. Matthew. Carey. October 19, 2023. November 17, 2023.
  30. News: Darling . Cary . January 9, 2024 . Barbie, Oppenheimer lead Houston Film Critics Society's nominations . January 9, 2024 . . en . January 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109175233/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/houston-film-critics-society-awards-18594525.php . live .
  31. News: Darling . Cary . January 22, 2024 . Houston Film Critics Society names Poor Things the best film of 2023 . January 22, 2024 . Houston Chronicle.

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