El tiempo que se queda

  • 86'
  • Chile
  • 2007
The Time that Rests takes us to a psychiatric hospital, as we perhaps imagine it in our collective memories. José Luis Torres Leiva shot his attractive and contemplative portrait in one of the oldest hospitals in Chile. Over a period of 10 months, he collected about 80 hours of material. In his second full-length documentary, the young director displays a high level of concentration in his framing and montage. In an equally intimate and modest way, he allows us to see and hear simple details in such a way that they become new, again acquiring meaning and weight, again given time and space.
In the long corridors, the garden or the communal spaces, we see the patients - the inhabitants - painting, doing sports, dancing or meeting their family. It isn't a film about insanity or about patients with a psychiatric problem. The fact that we don't see a diagnosis being made or someone being healed doesn't mean it's not a committed film.
Torres Leiva: ‘There is much pain and suffering in their bodies and looks. Therefore, they have a kind of “wisdom” about themselves. None of us have that level of consciousness. There is also an awareness of the responsibility involved in raising a topic like this one. I do not intend to idealise madness, but simply to be a witness to a reality we are not used to watching.’ (GT)

Director
José Luis Torres Leiva
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Chile
Year
2007
Festival Edition
IFFR 2007
Length
86'
Medium
Betacam SP PAL
International title
The Time that Rests
Language
Spanish
Producer
José Luis Torres Leiva
Production Company
Independent Films
Sales
Independent Films
Cinematography
José Luis Torres Leiva
Editor
José Luis Torres Leiva
Sound Design
José Luis Torres Leiva
Music
Fred Frith
Director
José Luis Torres Leiva
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Chile
Year
2007
Festival Edition
IFFR 2007
Length
86'
Medium
Betacam SP PAL
International title
The Time that Rests
Language
Spanish
Producer
José Luis Torres Leiva
Production Company
Independent Films
Sales
Independent Films
Cinematography
José Luis Torres Leiva
Editor
José Luis Torres Leiva
Sound Design
José Luis Torres Leiva
Music
Fred Frith