Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a

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an documentary film director. He is most known for his films '' The Battle of Chile'' (1975-1979) and ''

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'' (2004).

Career

Guzmán also teaches documentary film classes in Europe and Latin America, and is the founder and director of the International Documentary Festival of Santiago (FIDOCS). He lives in France. His 1983 film '' The Compass Rose'' was entered into the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; ab ...

. His 2015 film ''

The Pearl Button ''The Pearl Button'' ( es, El botón de nácar) is a 2015 Chilean documentary film directed by Patricio Guzmán. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Best ...

'' screened in the main competition section of the

65th Berlin International Film Festival The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The ...

. He received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay for his 2010 film '' Nostalgia for the Light''.

Filmography

* '' La Tortura y otras formas de diálogo'' (1968) * '' El Paraíso ortopédico'' (1969) * '' Primer año'' (1971) * '' La Respuesta de octubre'' (1972) * '' La Batalla de Chile: La insurrección de la burguesía'' (1975) * '' La Batalla de Chile: El golpe de estado'' (1977) * '' La Batalla de Chile: El poder popular'' (1979) * ''

Rosa de los vientos ''The Compass Rose'' ( es, La Rosa de los Vientos) is a 1983 Spanish drama film directed by Patricio Guzmán. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Patxi Andión as Sr. Haller * José Antonio Rodríguez * Ne ...

'' (1983) * '' En nombre de Dios'' (1987) * '' La Cruz del Sur'' (1992) * '' Pueblo en vilo'' (1995) * '' Chile, la memoria obstinada'' (1997) * '' La Isla de Robinson Crusoe'' (1999) * '' Invocación'' (2000) * '' Le Cas Pinochet'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Mon Jules Verne'' (2005) (TV) * '' Nostalgia for the Light'' (2010) * ''

'' (2015) * ''

The Cordillera of Dreams ''The Cordillera of Dreams'' ( es, La cordillera de los sueños / french: La Cordillère des songes) is a 2019 Chilean-French documentary film directed by Patricio Guzmán. It is considered the third installment in a trilogy of films by Guzmán ab ...

(La Cordillera de los sueños)'' (2019) * '' Mi país imaginario'' (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Guzmán's Website

Water Is The Connection: An Interview with Patricio GuzmánInterview with Guzmán from The Center for Social Media at American University
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