El botón de nácar

At the age of 74, Patricio Guzmán continues to make fascinating documentaries on Chile, past and present. In a surprising shift, this film dwells on the theme of water, which inspires sublime images that add a new aesthetic dimension to his usual visual austerity. But the thematic concerns remain the same: references to the genocide of the indigenous peoples of Patagonia by the colonial powers are made to better illustrate its parallels with the ruthless repression of the Pinochet dictatorship. A sublime reflection on the convulsions of history.

Flagey, Cinematek