chile documentary ‘Eternal memory’Directed by Maite Alberdi, this Saturday won the Goya Award for best Ibero-American film, for which Argentina’s ‘Score’ was also nominated; ‘Simón’ from Venezuela; Puerto Rican ‘La pecera’ and Portuguese ‘Alma viva’.
‘Eternal Memory’ tells the love story between journalist Augusto Góngora and the actress and former Minister of Culture during the first government period. Michelle Bachelet, Paulina Urrutia. And it does this from the perspective of the woman who remembers their relationship while losing her memory due to Alzheimer’s.
This was Alberdi’s third nomination for Goya for best Ibero-American film, for which he was also nominated for two other documentaries, “La once” (2014) and “El agent topo” (2020).
He was nominated for a Goya and an Oscar with ‘Mole Agent’ best documentary, double nomination, which he repeated this year with ‘Eternal Memory’.
Just a month later, on March 10, the 96th Oscar ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Alberdi’s view of the heroes of his documentaries is both compassionate and respectful; He does not forget the touches of humor that give his stories a distinctly human character.
‘Eternal Memory’ was released for the first time Sundance Film Festival 2023It won the Grand Jury Prize for best international documentary.
It later received awards such as best Ibero-American film at the Forqué Awards, best non-fiction film from New York critics, and was ranked among the five best documentaries of the year by the United States National Board of Review.