O pensamento cinematográfico de Patricio Guzmán: átomos de memória

Authors

  • Ignacio Del Valle Dávila

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the cinematographic thought of the documentary filmmaker Patricio Guzmán, based on his book Filmar lo que no se ve, first published in Spanish in 2013 and translated into Portuguese in 2017. I will focus specifically on the concepts of invisibility, dramatic atom, as well as on the relationship between reportage, documentary, and essay.

Published

2026-03-31

Issue

No. 39 (2026): O REAL COMO MÉTODO: DIÁLOGOS ENTRE O DOCUMENTÁRIO E A TEORIA DE CINEASTAS | La realidad como método: diálogos entre el documental y la Teoría de los cineastas | Reality as Method: Dialogues between Documentary and Filmmakers’ theory | La réalité comme méthode : dialogues entre théorie du documentaire et la Théorie des cinéastes

Section

DOSSIER TEMÁTICO | Dossier temático | Thematic dossier | Dossier thématique

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