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The Eternal Memory

The 100 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023

La memoria infinita

2023

Maite Alberdi

Documentary, Self: Augusto Góngora, Paulina Urrutia

7.4

1,337

Documentary Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.

	Media	Author	Review
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"The strength of their relationship and the glimpses of the vibrant, intelligent man still there beneath the haze make this film as unexpectedly stirring as it is sorrowful"
		Jonathan Holland Screendaily	"A deeply moving story of a couple coping with Alzheimer’s disease"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"Delicate Alzheimer's doc balances personal reflection and historical consciousness"
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"The film's most difficult sequences might lead some viewers to question what is to be gained by peering into someone's life at its most physically and psychologically unguarded. But Augusto's own career provides the bracing answer (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"Truly, it is elucidating for folks who've never seen dementia up close, and guttingly familiar to those who have. But even more profound is the film's record of a remarkable love (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"What rings truest and richest about 'La memoria eterna', as exquisitely humane a film as you're likely to see all year, [i]s what abiding love and stewardship look like in the moment"
		Wendy Ide The Guardian	"A profoundly moving portrait of love and Alzheimer’s (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Aurora Amidon Paste Magazine	"Perhaps the greatest feat of the courageous 'La eterna memoria' is Alberdi, Góngora and Urrutia's ability to broach the subject with an emphasis on life, not death"
		Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"A heartrending tale of living with and battling neurological disorders, the love necessary to endure it, and the anguished dolor of remembrance."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"A poignant romance that doubles as a metaphor for Chile's dictatorship"
		Therese Lacson Collider	"Alberdi reminds us of the essential beauty of personal connection, and it elevates 'The Eternal Memory' from a memoir to a glimpse into what the best humanity has to offer even in times of hopelessness or crisis"
		Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"We witness the degeneration of a noble mind and an interrogative soul (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Diego Semerene Slant	"A moving reflection on personal and historical consciousness (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Jose Solís The Film Stage	"Alberdi tackles romance and tells one of the most moving love stories in ages"
		Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"A beautiful, heart-rending portrait of Alzheimer’s disease (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"It's the rare example of a film or an experience that can uplift one's heart while breaking it at the same time; a powerful catharsis that comes wrapped in hardship"
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"A testament to the vitality and fragility of memory that itself serves as an act of preservation —of a prized past, a fraught present and an everlasting devotion"
		Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"Could any film completely capture such a private dynamic? Surely not, but at moments, 'La memoria eterna' appears to come close"

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