Nostalgia de la luz
Documentary that shows the work of astronomers in the Atacama region of Chile, contrasted with the women who come to the region in search of the remains of loved ones who 'disappeared' during the years of dictatorship. The heat and altitude of the region means that not only is the sky clear enough for astronomers see to the edge of the universe, but that the buried bodies of the dead remain preserved.
Cast & credits
Cast
- commentary (voice) Patricio Guzmán
- on-screen participant Gaspar Galaz
- on-screen participant Lautano Nunez
- on-screen participant Luis Henriquez
- on-screen participant Miguel
- on-screen participant Victor Gonzalez
- on-screen participant Vicky Saaveda
- on-screen participant Violeta Berrios
- on-screen participant George Preston
- on-screen participant Valentina Rodriguez
Credits
Direction
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Assistant to the director (pre-production) Nicolás Lasnibat
- Assistant to the director (production) Cristobal Vicente
Rights
Production
- Production Company Atacama Productions
- Production Company Blinker Filmprouktion
- Production Company WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk
- Production Company Cronomedia
- [Produced] with contributions from Fonds Sud Cinéma
- [Produced] with contributions from Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
- [Produced] with contributions from CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie
- [Produced] with contributions from Ministère des Affaires Étrangères Centre National
- [Produced] with contributions from Région Île de France
- [Produced] with contributions from TVE Televisión Española
- [Produced] with contributions from Brouillon d'un reve de la SCAM
- [Produced] with contributions from Sundance Foundation
- Presents Atacama Productions
- Executive Producer Veronica Rosselot
- Producer Renate Sachse
- Co-producer Meike Martens
- Co-producer Cristobal Vicente
- Line Producer Fernando Osorio
Writing
- Writer Patricio Guzmán
- Collaborator, commentary text Sonia Moyersoen
Photography
- Photography and Camera Katell Djian
- Astronomical Photography Stéphane Guisard
- Additional Images Patricio Guzmán
- Additional Images David Bravo
Stills
- Stills Photographer Cristobal Vincente
Editing
- Editing Patricio Guzmán
- Editing Emmanuelle Joly
- Video Editing, Online, Effects Eric Salleron
Titles
- Credits Vincent Rovannet
Music
- Original Music J. Miguel Tobar
- Original Music Miguel Miranda
Sound
- Sound Recording Freddy Gonzalez
- Sound Mix Damien Defays
- Sound Mix Jean-Jacques Quinet
- Sound Editing Damien Defays
- Sound Editor Jean-Jacques Quinet
Consultant
- Artistic Consultant Renate Sachse
Miscellaneous
- Special thanks for the title of the film, inspired by his book 'Nostalgie de la Lumière: monts et merveilles de l'astrophysique' (éditions Belfond, 1987) Michel Cassé
- Special thanks Jacques Bidou
- Special thanks Marianne Dumoulin
- Special thanks Frederick Wiseman
- Special thanks Nicolas Philibert
- Special thanks Eric Lagesse