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Patricio Guzmán

Film Director / Film Producer / Actor / Screenwriter / Executive Producer / Cinematographer | * 08/11/1941 (82) | Santiago de Chile (Chile)
Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a Chilean documentary film 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 (2010), The Pearl Button (2015) and The Cordillera of Dreams (2019). ()

Patricio Guzmán Lozanes is a Chilean documentary film director. He is internationally renowned for films such as The Battle of Chile and Salvador Allende. 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 currently lives in France. His 1983 film The Compass Rose was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

This documentary explores the protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcar ...

My Imaginary Country

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2022 | 3.2/5 | 1h 23min
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Taking as a guiding theme of religion in Latin America, the film shows the pre-Columbian myths, the arrival of the white man, later syncretism and liberation theology. The main theme is the "popular r ...

The Southern Cross

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1992 | 3.2/5 | 1h 20min
 
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The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. ...

The Battle of Chile: Part I

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1975 | 3.8/5 | 1h 37min
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In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ...

Nostalgia for the Light

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2010 | 3.7/5 | 1h 33min
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Awards & Nominations for Patricio Guzmán

Honorary Doctorate of The Bordeaux Montaigne University European Film Award for Best Documentary Silver Bear for Best Screenplay Lumières Award for Best Documentary L'Œil d'or Prix du Meilleur Court Métrage du Syndicat Français De La Critique De Cinéma Platino Award for Best Documentary Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film Guggenheim Fellowship European Film Award for Best Documentary
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Movies with Patricio Guzmán as Actor(9)

as himself2022 My Imaginary Country
as himself2021 Film, the Living Record of our Memory
as himself2020 Nas Asas da Pan Am
as Self - Filmmaker2018 Santiago, Italia
as Self - Narrator (voice)2015 The Pearl Button
as himself2008 Capturing Reality
as Self - Narrator (voice)2004 Salvador Allende
as Self - Narrator (voice)1997 Chile: Obstinate Memory
as Family Member1988 Moon Over Parador

TV Shows/Series with Patricio Guzmán as Actor(1)

as himself2011 Mentiras verdaderas

Movies with Patricio Guzmán as Crew(45)

Directing/Director2022 My Imaginary Country
Writing/Writer2022 My Imaginary Country
Directing/Director2019 The Cordillera of Dreams
Writing/Screenplay2019 The Cordillera of Dreams
Directing/Director2015 The Pearl Button
Editing/Editor2015 The Pearl Button
Writing/Writer2015 The Pearl Button
Directing/Director2010 Nostalgia for the Light
Editing/Editor2010 Nostalgia for the Light
Writing/Writer2010 Nostalgia for the Light
Directing/Director2010 Oscar Saa, Technician of the Stars
Directing/Director2010 José Maza, Sky Traveller
Editing/Editor2010 José Maza, Sky Traveller
Writing/Screenplay2010 José Maza, Sky Traveller
Directing/Director2010 Chile, a Galaxy of Problems
Directing/Director2010 María Teresa and the Brown Dwarf
Directing/Director2010 Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Directing/Director2005 My Jules Verne
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Salvador Allende
Directing/Director2004 Salvador Allende
Writing/Screenplay2004 Salvador Allende
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Madrid
Directing/Director2002 Madrid
Sound/Sound2002 Madrid
Writing/Screenplay2002 Madrid
Directing/Director2001 The Pinochet Case
Camera/Director of Photography1999 Robinson Crusoe Island
Directing/Director1999 Robinson Crusoe Island
Sound/Sound1999 Robinson Crusoe Island
Writing/Screenplay1999 Robinson Crusoe Island
Directing/Director1997 Chile: Obstinate Memory
Directing/Director1995 Pueblo en vilo
Writing/Screenplay1995 Pueblo en vilo
Directing/Director1992 The Southern Cross
Directing/Director1987 En nombre de Dios
Directing/Director1983 The Compass Rose
Directing/Director1979 The Battle of Chile: Part III
Writing/Screenplay1979 The Battle of Chile: Part III
Directing/Director1976 The Battle of Chile: Part II
Writing/Screenplay1976 The Battle of Chile: Part II
Directing/Director1975 The Battle of Chile: Part I
Writing/Screenplay1975 The Battle of Chile: Part I
Directing/Director1968 Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
Writing/Screenplay1968 Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
Writing/Dialogue1968 Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.patricioguzman.com
Full Name: Patricio Guzmán
Citizenships: Spain, Chile
Born: Monday, 08/11 1941 (August) in Santiago de Chile (Chile) (current age: 82 years + 257 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Spanish (ES, native language)
Educated at: Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, University of Chile, Escuela Oficial de Cine
Member of: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Spouses (current/former): Pamela Urzúa, Renate Sachse
Other names for Patricio Guzmán (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Patricio Guzmán Lozanes"
Patricio Guzmán frequently works together with these people:
Jean-Jacques Quinet (6x, Crew)
Salvador Allende (6x, Actor)
Pedro Chaskel (6x, Crew)
Álvaro Silva Wuth (6x, Crew)
José Miguel Tobar (5x, Crew)
Emmanuelle Joly (5x, Crew)
Katell Djian (5x, Crew)
Miguel Miranda (5x, Crew)
Nanni Moretti (4x, Crew)
Nicolás Lasnibat (4x, Crew)
José Juan Bartolomé (4x, Crew)
Luis Jara (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:66346, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024