Patricio Guzmán
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 11, 1941
- Died
- September 15, 2026
- Birthplace
- Santiago, Chile
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.
Filmography
O Grande Irmão: O Dia que Durou 21 Anos 2 2022
as Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory 2022
as Self
My Imaginary Country 2022
as Self, Director, Writer
- Nas Asas da Pan Am
Nas Asas da Pan Am 2020
as Himself
The Cordillera of Dreams 2019
Director, Screenplay
Santiago, Italia 2018
as Self - Filmmaker
The Pearl Button 2015
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Editor, Additional Photography
Luc Moullet (et Patricio Guzmán) à Manosque III 2012
Actor
Nostalgia for the Light 2010
Director, Writer, Editor
Oscar Saa, Technician of the Stars 2010
Director
María Teresa and the Brown Dwarf 2010
Director
Astronomers From My Neighborhood 2010
Director, Writer, Editor
José Maza, Sky Traveller 2010
Director, Screenplay, Editor
- Chile, a Galaxy of Problems
Chile, a Galaxy of Problems 2010
Director
Capturing Reality 2008
as Self
My Jules Verne 2005
Director
Salvador Allende 2004
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Madrid 2002
Director, Writer, Sound, Director of Photography
The Pinochet Case 2001
Director
Invocación 2000
Co-Director
Los Jaivas en Sacsayhuamán 2000
Editor
Robinson Crusoe Island 1999
Director, Sound, Director of Photography, Screenplay
Chile: Obstinate Memory 1997
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director
Pueblo en vilo 1995
Director, Screenplay
Barriers of Solitude 1995
Director, Writer
The Southern Cross 1992
Director
Moon Over Parador 1988
as Family Member
En nombre de Dios 1987
Director
The Compass Rose 1983
Director
The Battle of Chile: Part III 1979
Director, Screenplay
The Battle of Chile: Part II 1976
Director, Writer
The Battle of Chile: Part I 1975
Director, Screenplay
The First Year 1972
Screenplay, Director
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo 1968
Screenplay, Director, Dialogue
Electro show 1966
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Mimbre y Greda 1966
Director, Screenplay
Viva la libertad 1965
Director
Credits from TMDB.