The Eternal Memory

“The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to Maite Alberdi for The Eternal Memory. Jury citation: This film opened our hearts by bringing us closer to the meaning of life and death, and the element that threads sense into all of it -- love. Through a simple yet complex portrayal of a confinement, it brings us to the lives of tehse fascinating characters who make us wiser and more lvoing the longer we stay with them."

“Maite Alberdi brings us one of the most heartfelt renditions of life, love, and memory in recent years of cinema."
- Adam Mullins-Khatib, Chicago Reader

SYNOPSIS: Augusto and Pauline have been together and in love for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and his wife has since become his caretaker. As one of Chile's most p[rominent cultural commentators and telivison presenters, Augusto is no stranger to building an archive of memory, having been responsible for the herculean task following the Pinochet dictatorship and its systematic erasure of colective consciousness. Now he turns that work to his own life, trying to hold on to his identity with the help of his beloved. Day by day, the couple face this challenge head-on, adapting to the disruptions brought on by the taxing disease while relying on the tender affection and sense of humor shared between them that remains intact.