The Pearl Button
General Information
- Original Title
- El botón de nácar
- Author/Creator
- Guzmán, Patricio, director.
- Language
- Spanish.
- Subtitles
- English, German
- Published
- Chile, 2015.
- Physical Description
- HDD (82 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_10000157
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Legendary Patricio Guzmán weaves together the stories of colonial conquest with the brutality of the Pinochet regime by exploring the longest border in Chile, its coastline. The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds the voices of the Earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of a mysterious button that was discovered in its seabed. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline, the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian indigenous people, of the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Pearl Button
- Note
- Film only available on HDD Verzio11/12 located: M22 R17 S2 R4
- Access
- Restricted access
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3912 (HU_OSA_10000157.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |