Patricio Guzmán
Directing
- Born
- August 11, 1941 · Santiago, Chile
- Died
- September 15, 2026 (age 85)
Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (August 11, 1941 – September 15, 2026) was a Chilean documentary and feature film director, and screenwriter. He is most known for his film trilogy The Battle of Chile (1975–1979) and more recently for another trilogy; Nostalgia for the Light (2010), The Pearl Button (2015) and The Cordillera of Dreams (2019).
Guzmán also taught documentary film classes in Europe and Latin America, and was the founder and director of the International Documentary Festival of Santiago (FIDOCS). He lived in France. His 1983 film The Compass Rose was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2015 film The Pearl Button screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay for his 2010 film Nostalgia for the Light. Guzmán died from cardiorespiratory arrest on September 15, 2026, at a hospital in Paris. He was 85.
Known for
Nostalgia for the Light
October 27, 2010
The Pearl Button
October 15, 2015
The Battle of Chile: Part I
March 18, 1975
The Battle of Chile: Part III
March 15, 1979
The Cordillera of Dreams
October 10, 2019
My Imaginary Country
May 20, 2022
Salvador Allende
September 8, 2004
Chile: Obstinate Memory
February 25, 1997
The Pinochet Case
October 10, 2001
The Compass Rose
March 19, 1983
The Southern Cross
January 1, 1992
En nombre de Dios
January 1, 1987
Behind the camera30
- 2022My Imaginary Country Director, Writer
- 2019The Cordillera of Dreams Director, Screenplay
- 2015The Pearl Button Director, Writer, Editor, Additional Photography
- 2010Nostalgia for the Light Writer, Director, Editor
- 2010Chile, a Galaxy of Problems Director
- 2010Astronomers From My Neighborhood Director, Writer, Editor
- 2010José Maza, Sky Traveller Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 2010María Teresa and the Brown Dwarf Director
- 2010Oscar Saa, Technician of the Stars Director
- 2005