Directing
Patricio Guzmán
EN, PT, ES, IT cinema · 37 credits
Born
11 August 1941
Died
15 September 2026 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Santiago, Chile
Also known as Patricio Guzmán Lozanes
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
Filmography
My Imaginary Country
as Self, Director, Writer
The Cordillera of Dreams
Director, Screenplay
Santiago, Italia
as Self - Filmmaker
The Pearl Button
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Editor, Additional Photography
Nostalgia for the Light
Writer, Director, Editor
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Director, Writer, Editor
José Maza, Sky Traveller
Director, Editor, Screenplay
My Jules Verne
Director
Salvador Allende
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Madrid
Director, Writer, Sound, Director of Photography
The Pinochet Case
Director
Invocación
Co-Director
Robinson Crusoe Island
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Sound
Chile: Obstinate Memory
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director
Barriers of Solitude
Writer, Director
Pueblo en vilo
Director, Screenplay
The Southern Cross
Director
Moon Over Parador
as Family Member
En nombre de Dios
Director
The Compass Rose
Director
The Battle of Chile: Part III
Director, Screenplay
The Battle of Chile: Part II
Director, Writer
The Battle of Chile: Part I
Director, Screenplay
The First Year
Screenplay, Director
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
Screenplay, Dialogue, Director
Mimbre y Greda
Screenplay, Director
Electro show
Director, Screenplay, Editor
