Patricio Guzmán

The Returned Gaze of the Past: Patricio Guzmán’s ‘The First Year’

The Returned Gaze of the Past: Patricio Guzmán’s ‘The First Year’

Films like The First Year play a crucial role in how nations negotiate and re-negotiate their self-image, and its reemergence is yet another step forward for post-Pinochet Chile.

Patricio Guzmán’s ‘Nostalgia for the Light’ and the Nature of Time

Patricio Guzmán’s ‘Nostalgia for the Light’ and the Nature of Time

Patricio Guzmán’s post-Pinoche film ‘Nostalgia for the Light’ reflects upon how we, as creatures of time, will never escape the past.