El botón de nácar
Directed by:
Patricio GuzmánScreenplay:
Patricio GuzmánCinematography:
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The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of two mysterious buttons which were found on its ocean floor. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline and the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian Indigenous people, the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice. (Berlinale)
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In this documentary, there are some beautifully crafted images, especially at the beginning with the water, that I was only able to watch and not think about anything else. But this documentary isn't just about having beautiful shots; it also compels you to think. And that's what's good about it. The connection between life and water is interesting, even though it is actually logical, but you don't tend to think about it that way.
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