Patricio Guzmán
Well-known director Patricio GUZMÁN (1941, Chile) studied at the Official School of Cinematographic Art in Madrid and now dedicates his career to documentary filmmaking. His documentaries have been screened at many prestigious film festivals and have gained international recognition. The Battle of Chile (1975-1979), a five-hour long trilogy on Salvador Allende, sets the foundation of his filmmaking. After the production of the first part and Pinochet's coup d'état in 1973, all those working on the film were imprisoned and tortured, including Guzmán. The Chilean director founded the International Documentary Festival in Santiago de Chile in 1997 and remains the president until today. His following films have premiered at renown film festivals including Cannes and Berlin. The Battle of Chile (Part 1): The Insurrection Of The Bourgeoisie (1975) is part of the IFFR 2024 focus programme: Chile in the Heart.
Filmography
(all doc) La Tortura y Otras Formas de Diálogo (1968), El Paraíso Ortopédico (1969), El Primer Año (1971), La Respuesta de Octubre (1972), La Batalla de Chile: La Insurrección de la Burguesía (1975), La Batalla de Chile: El Golpe de Estado (1976), La Batalla de Chile: El Poder Popular (1979), La Rosa de los Vientos (1983), En Nombre de Dios (1987), La Cruz del Sur (1992), Pueblo en Vilo (1995), La Memoria Obstinada (1997), Isla de Robin Crusoe (1999), El Caso Pinochet (2001), Madrid (2002), Salvador Allende (2004), Mi Julio Verne (2005), Nostalgia de la Luz (2010), El Botón de Nácar (2015), La Cordillera de los Sueños (2019), Mi País Imaginario (2022)
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