Past is present in Chile desert in 'Nostalgia'
Situated on the leeward side of the Chilean Coast range, more than 10,000 feet above sea level, it is one of the highest deserts and driest places on Earth. The opening image is the interior of a radio telescope pointed to the stars, which are so bright and clear they seem to flare like miniature high-wattage light bulbs. Because much of that incandescence emanates from thousands of light-years away, the film emphasizes, astronomy is really a study of the past -- eons of it -- the better to discover who we are... Читать дальше...
