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Patricio Guzmán is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, First Assistant Camera, Editor and Cinematography Chilien born on 11 august 1941 at Santiago (Chili)

Patricio Guzmán

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Birth name Patricio Guzmán Lozanes
Nationality Chili
Birth 11 august 1941 (83 years) at Santiago (Chili)

Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) 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.

Biography

De 1966 à 1969, Patricio Guzmán étudie à l'École officielle de l'art cinématographique à Madrid. Dans les années 1970, il s'intéresse au gouvernement de Salvador Allende en produisant et réalisant La Bataille du Chili, une trilogie documentaire pour laquelle il collabore avec Chris Marker. Cette œuvre, qui lui vaut plusieurs prix importants, fonde les bases de son cinéma.

Expatrié à Paris, avec son épouse Renate Sachse, il reste très attaché à son pays et à son histoire. Il réalise ainsi de nombreux documentaires sur le Chili du XX siècle, notamment autour des deux grandes personnalités politiques de son pays : Augusto Pinochet (Le Cas Pinochet en 2001) et Salvador Allende (Salvador Allende en 2004). Il montre aussi la lutte de l'Église catholique pour la défense des Droits de l'homme dans Au nom de Dieu en 1987.

En 2019, le cinéaste présente à Cannes La cordillère des Songes, un documentaire poignant qu'il a tourné sur la cordillères des Andes. Après, Nostalgie de la lumière et le Bouton de Nacre, La Cordillera de los sueños est une oeuvre poétique qui vous immerge au coeur de la cordillère des songes. Terre sauvage, difficilement accessible, cette montagne qui surplombe la ville de Santiago est le témoin silencieux de l’histoire compliqué du Chili.

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Filmography of Patricio Guzmán (11 films)

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Actor

Santiago, Italia, 1h20
Directed by Nanni Moretti
Origin Italie
Genres Documentary
Actors Nanni Moretti, Patricio Guzmán, Miguel Littín
Roles Self - Filmmaker
Rating71% 3.590413.590413.590413.590413.59041
Le documentaire rend compte à travers des documents d'époque et des témoignages, de l'activité de l'ambassade Italienne à Santiago lors des mois qui ont suivi le coup d'état de Pinochet le 11 septembre 1973 mettant fin au régime démocratique de Salvador Allende. L'ambassade a donné refuge à des centaines d'opposants au régime du général Pinochet, leur permettant ensuite de rejoindre l'Italie.
The Pearl Button, 1h22
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Patricio Guzmán
Roles Narrator (voice)
Rating75% 3.78843.78843.78843.78843.7884
The filmmaker has described the film as part of a diptych with Nostalgia for the Light, exploring familiar Guzmán themes such as memory and the historical past, particularly of that of the history's "losers" rather than victors, as it documents the settlement of Chile’s Tierra del Fuego, including some of the last surviving descendants of the original Alacalufe and Yaghan inhabitants.
Nostalgia for the Light, 1h30
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Patricio Guzmán, Víctor González
Rating75% 3.795463.795463.795463.795463.79546
Nostalgia for the Light opens with a view of a telescope and images of our moon. The narrator, Patricio Guzmán, describes how he came to love astronomy and begins to remember his childhood where “only the present moment existed.” Soon, Chile became the center of the world as astronomers and scientists flocked to Chile to observe the universe through the thin and clear skies. We next see Guzmán walking in the Atacama Desert, a place with absolutely no moisture, so much so that it resembles the surface of Mars. This desert, and its abundance of history, becomes the focus of the documentary. Because of how dry it is, the desert hosts the untouched remains of fish, mollusks, Indian carvings, and even mummified humans.
Salvador Allende, 1h40
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Patricio Guzmán
Roles Self - Narrator (voice)
Rating75% 3.779673.779673.779673.779673.77967
This film shows how Allende managed to be elected in Chile and brings hope to a part of the population by enforcing socialist measures. It also explores Richard Nixon's policies and his orders to the CIA (Project Fubelt) concerning Allende during his election campaign.
Moon Over Parador, 1h43
Directed by Paul Mazursky
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Politique, Films about television, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Richard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, Jonathan Winters, Fernando Rey, Regina Casé
Roles Family Member
Rating59% 2.9985952.9985952.9985952.9985952.998595
The film follows the exploits of film actor Jack Noah (Dreyfuss), who is filming in the small, fictional South American country of Parador when Paradorian President Alfonse Simms suddenly dies of a heart attack. Not wanting to lose his position in power, the president's right-hand man, Roberto Strausmann (Juliá) forces Jack to take the 'role of a lifetime' - that of the dead president, as the two men look so much alike. Jack accepts, eventually winning over the people and even the dead president's mistress, Madonna (Braga). However, when paradise proves to be too boring, Jack needs to find a way to get out while keeping Roberto out of the loop.
Vote + fusil, 1h30
Directed by Helvio Soto
Origin Chili
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Patricio Guzmán, Gloria Münchmeyer
Rating64% 3.2470053.2470053.2470053.2470053.247005
Chronique de la gauche chilienne jusqu'à la victoire de l'Unité populaire avec l'élection de Salvador Allende à la présidence de la République en septembre 1970.

Director

The Cordillera of Dreams, 1h24
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Rating71% 3.588993.588993.588993.588993.58899
Au Chili, quand le soleil se lève, il a dû gravir des collines, des parois, des sommets avant d’atteindre la dernière pierre des Andes. Dans mon pays, la cordillère est partout mais pour les Chiliens, c’est une terre inconnue. Après être allé au nord pour Nostalgie de la lumière et au sud pour Le bouton de nacre, j’ai voulu filmer de près cette immense colonne vertébrale pour en dévoiler les mystères, révélateurs puissants de l'histoire passée et récente du Chili.
The Pearl Button, 1h22
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Patricio Guzmán
Rating75% 3.78843.78843.78843.78843.7884
The filmmaker has described the film as part of a diptych with Nostalgia for the Light, exploring familiar Guzmán themes such as memory and the historical past, particularly of that of the history's "losers" rather than victors, as it documents the settlement of Chile’s Tierra del Fuego, including some of the last surviving descendants of the original Alacalufe and Yaghan inhabitants.
Nostalgia for the Light, 1h30
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Patricio Guzmán, Víctor González
Rating75% 3.795463.795463.795463.795463.79546
Nostalgia for the Light opens with a view of a telescope and images of our moon. The narrator, Patricio Guzmán, describes how he came to love astronomy and begins to remember his childhood where “only the present moment existed.” Soon, Chile became the center of the world as astronomers and scientists flocked to Chile to observe the universe through the thin and clear skies. We next see Guzmán walking in the Atacama Desert, a place with absolutely no moisture, so much so that it resembles the surface of Mars. This desert, and its abundance of history, becomes the focus of the documentary. Because of how dry it is, the desert hosts the untouched remains of fish, mollusks, Indian carvings, and even mummified humans.
Salvador Allende, 1h40
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Patricio Guzmán
Rating75% 3.779673.779673.779673.779673.77967
This film shows how Allende managed to be elected in Chile and brings hope to a part of the population by enforcing socialist measures. It also explores Richard Nixon's policies and his orders to the CIA (Project Fubelt) concerning Allende during his election campaign.
The Battle of Chile: Part I
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Rating80% 4.0288154.0288154.0288154.0288154.028815
En 1973, alors que Salvador Allende initie un programme de transformations sociales et politiques visant à enrayer la pauvreté, la droite organise une série de grèves. Quand Allende obtient la majorité des suffrages en mars, la bourgeoisie comprend qu’elle ne peut plus avoir recours à des mécanismes légaux, et c’est le coup d’État.
The First Year, 1h30
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Documentary
Rating18% 0.946480.946480.946480.946480.94648
La première année du gouvernement de l'Unité populaire, au Chili, après l'élection de Salvador Allende à la présidence de la République en septembre 1970.

Scriptwriter

The Cordillera of Dreams, 1h24
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Rating71% 3.588993.588993.588993.588993.58899
Au Chili, quand le soleil se lève, il a dû gravir des collines, des parois, des sommets avant d’atteindre la dernière pierre des Andes. Dans mon pays, la cordillère est partout mais pour les Chiliens, c’est une terre inconnue. Après être allé au nord pour Nostalgie de la lumière et au sud pour Le bouton de nacre, j’ai voulu filmer de près cette immense colonne vertébrale pour en dévoiler les mystères, révélateurs puissants de l'histoire passée et récente du Chili.
The Pearl Button, 1h22
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Patricio Guzmán
Roles Writer
Rating75% 3.78843.78843.78843.78843.7884
The filmmaker has described the film as part of a diptych with Nostalgia for the Light, exploring familiar Guzmán themes such as memory and the historical past, particularly of that of the history's "losers" rather than victors, as it documents the settlement of Chile’s Tierra del Fuego, including some of the last surviving descendants of the original Alacalufe and Yaghan inhabitants.