The Eternal Memory

The Eternal Memory
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMaite Alberdi
Screenplay byMaite Alberdi
Produced by
CinematographyPablo Valdés
Edited byCarolina Siraqyan
Music by
  • Miguel Miranda
  • José Miguel Tobar
Production
companies
  • Micromundo
  • Fabula
Distributed byMTV Documentary Films
Release dates
  • 21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) (Sundance)
  • 24 August 2023 (2023-08-24) (Chile)
Running time
85 minutes[1]
Country
  • Chile
LanguageSpanish
Box office$120,794[2][3]

The Eternal Memory (Spanish: La memoria infinita) is a 2023 Chilean documentary film directed by Maite Alberdi. The film follows the relationship of Chilean journalist Augusto Góngora and Chilean actress Paulina Urrutia. It was selected in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival where it had its world premiere on 21 January 2023 and won the Grand Jury Prize.[4] It received critical acclaim and was named one of the top 5 documentary films of 2023 by the National Board of Review.[5]

The film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, being Alberdi's second nomination in the category as well as the second Chilean documentary film to be nominated for an Academy Award.[6] It also won Best Ibero-American Film at the 38th Goya Awards.[7]

  1. ^ "The Eternal Memory (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The Eternal Memory". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ "The Eternal Memory". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Grand Jury Prize was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Lewis, Hilary (6 December 2023). "National Board of Review Names 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Best Film of 2023". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Oscars was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Goya was invoked but never defined (see the help page).