"En el brillo de la noche, las estrellas nos observan" A ditadura militar chilena em Nostalgia de la luz (2010) de Patricio Guzmán: entre nostalgias, visualidades e contravisualidades

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the dictatorial regime in Chile, using as a starting point the approach of filmmaker Patricio Guzmán through the nostalgic gesture present in his documentary Nostalgia de la luz (2010). Initially, digital tools such as Google Trends, Rotten Tomatoes and Letterboxd are used to understand the reception of the work, in addition to exploring its use in other academic research. Next, the research focuses on reflecting on nostalgia as a key to analysis, especially when considering different childhood experiences. Such as Guzman happy childhood contrasting with the stolen childhoods of Valentina Rodriguez and Actor González, hijos of the dictatorial period and exile, respectively. In addition, the actions of the women seekers of Calama, who search for the remains of their loved ones in the Atacama Desert, and the production of drawings by Chilean architect Miguel Lawner are investigated. These reflections highlight how nostalgia drives their journeys by claiming the right to look, such actions are considered here as contravisualities, in the way proposed by professor and visual culture researcher, Nichollas Mirzoeff.