Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán died at 85 years old

Guzmán was best known for his trilogy "The Battle of Chile," a five-hour documentary series that recounts the rise to power of General Augusto Pinochet and the events leading up to this period under the socialist government of Allende. This major work earned Guzmán international awards.

According to RFI, he had been forced to leave his country after making this film which depicts the transition of Chile from the Allende era to that of Pinochet (1973-1990). Le Monde highlights that Guzmán dedicated his life and career to preserving the memory of the tragic events that marked his country.

The Trilogy "The Battle of Chile"

Guzmán is best known for this documentary series which recounts the rise to power of Augusto Pinochet in 1973, following the presidential period of Allende. This work has received several international awards and remains an important testimony of events in Chile at that time.

Exiled Life

According to RFI, Patricio Guzmán had been forced to leave Chile after making "The Battle of Chile." He spent a large part of his life in France where he recently died at the age of 85.

Tribute and Recognition

Le Monde notes that Guzmán was a multi-awarded filmmaker whose works shed light on a dark period of Chile. His death marks the end of an era marked by the duty to remember.