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

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an documentary film director, screenwriter, director. He is most known for his film trilogy '' The Battle of Chile'' (1975–1979) and more recently for another trilogy; ''

Nostalgia for the Light ''Nostalgia for the Light'' () is a 2010 documentary film by Patricio Guzmán to address the lasting impacts of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. Guzmán focuses on the similarities between astronomers researching humanity's past, in an astronomica ...

'' (2010), '' The Pearl Button'' (2015) and '' The Cordillera of Dreams'' (2019).

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 was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film ''Amok (1983 film), Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican ...

. His 2015 film '' The Pearl Button'' 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 The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay is one of three screenwriting Writers Guild of America Awards focused specifically for film. The award is presented to the best screenplay of the year for a documentary feature. ...

for his 2010 film ''

''.

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 * '' The Compass Rose (Rosa de los vientos)'' — 1983 * '' En nombre de Dios'' — 1987 * '' La Cruz del Sur'' — 1992 * '' Pueblo en vilo'' — 1995 * '' Chile, Obstinate Memory (Chile, la memoria obstinada)'' — 1997 * '' La Isla de Robinson Crusoe'' — 1999 * '' Invocación'' — 2000 * '' Le Cas Pinochet'' — 2001 * ''

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'' — 2002 * ''

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'' — 2004 * '' Mon Jules Verne'' — 2005 (TV) * ''

(Nostalgia de la luz)'' — 2010 * '' The Pearl Button (El botón de nácar)'' — 2015 * '' The Cordillera of Dreams (La Cordillera de los sueños)'' — 2019 * '' My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario)'' — 2022

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Guzmán's Website
* 1941 births Living people Alternative journalists Chilean documentary film directors Chilean film directors European Film Awards winners (people) Silver Bear for Best Screenplay winners {{Chile-film-director-stub