The Cordillera of Dreams (Spanish: La cordillera de los sueños / French: La Cordillère des songes) is a 2019 French-Chilean 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 Cordillera of Dreams | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Release date | May 17, 2019 (Cannes) |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | France Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | [5] |
| César Awards | February 28, 2020 | Best Documentary Film | Nominated | [2] | |
| Goya Awards | February 12, 2022 | Best Ibero-American Film | Won | [10] | |
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