Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Jul 8, 2011 10:28:11 GMT -6
Nostalgia for the Light
Opportunity for astro lovers to catch this film.
Opportunity for astro lovers to catch this film.
The Chicago Astronomers have been notified about a new film viewing that has a space slant to it....
Chicago premiere!
Nostalgia for the Light
(Nostalgia de la Luz)
2010, Patricio Guzmán, France/Germany/Chile, 90 min., HDCAM Video
“A film of rare visual poetry…simultaneously personal, political, and philosophical.”—Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
“Stunningly beautiful…I don’t know how you can put more into a film, or make one that’s more deeply moving.”—Stuart Klawans, The Nation
Exploring the mysteries of the cosmos from high to low is the astonishing task Guzmán has set for himself in a film so intensely personal yet so universal in its resonance that it stands as the crowning glory of an already distinguished career. In Chile’s Atacama Desert, 10,000 feet above sea level, astronomers gaze at the expanding reaches of the universe, while in the ancient sands of the desert floor, patient sifting reveals secrets. In imagery gorgeous to behold, Guzmán finds parallels between the sky’s macro palette of stars and the earth’s micro array of human remains, from pre-Columbian mummies and the preserved bodies of nineteenth-century explorers and miners to the bone fragments of “disappeared” political prisoners. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Showtimes:
Friday, July 8, 6:15pm, 8:00pm
Saturday, July 9, 3:00pm, 4:45pm, 6:30pm, 8:15pm
Sunday, July 10, 3:00pm, 4:45pm
Monday, July 11, 6:15pm, 8:00pm
Tuesday, July 12, 6:15pm, 8:00pm
Wednesday, July 13 6:15pm, 8:00pm
Thursday, July 14, 6:15pm, 8:00pm
Gene Siskel Film Center • 164 N. State St.
$11/General Admission; $7 Students (with I.D.); $6 Film Center Members
Discounted parking at the InterPark Self-Park at 20 E. Randolph St.
Rebate ticket available at Gene Siskel Film Center Box Office
(312) 846-2800 • www.siskelfilmcenter.org
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Working on passes for the Chicago Astronomer Crew, but if not, this may be a interesting film to catch during it's run.