Documentary Competition
The Eternal Memory (La Memoria Infinita)
Maite Alberdi
Follow Up
Female Director
Documentaries
2023
85 min
Chile
Synopsis
Histories of memory
Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, Augusto was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Renowned in Chile, this former cultural journalist was responsible for the creation of archives following the Pinochet dictatorship. Now, he tries to preserve his own identity with the help of his wife. Day after day, the couple adapts to the changes caused by his illness while relying on tenderness and humor.
By intertwining a grand historical narrative–that which Augusto Góngora recorded so precisely to prevent Pinochet’s regime from sinking into oblivion–and the deeply personal story of a man losing his memory, Maite Alberdi offers a reflection on the contrasting paths that our memories take. And a captivating story of unconditional love.
Accessible from 16 and over
Cast/Avec
- Augusto Góngora
- Paulina Urrutia
- Gustavo Cerati
Screenplay
- Maite Alberdi
Cinematographer
- Pablo Valdés
Sound
- Juan Carlos Maldonado
Music
- José Miguel Tobar
- Miguel Miranda
Production
- Fabula
- Micromundo Producciones
Screenings
Date
Hour
Place
Language
Subtitles
Screening
Friday 01 March 2024
20:30
Thursday 07 March 2024
18:00
Trailer and photos
Critics
Maite Alberdi
Maite Alberdi is a Chilean director, screenwriter and film critic. She founded Micromundo Producciones and has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2018. She is known internationally for her documentaries The Once (2014) and The School of Life (2016), for which she won the award for best documentary direction by a woman at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival. Her 2020 film El Agente Topo was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and already in documentary competition at LuxFilmFest in 2021.
Filmography
- Libre de Reir (série TV) 2023
- La memoria infinita 2023
- Soy la Tierra. Historias desde el fin del mundo 2022
