Shots From the Canon #7: ‘The Battle of Chile’ (Patricio Guzmán, 1973–1979)

Every week or so, filmmaker and writer Robert Greene will attempt to push for a new canon of cinematic nonfiction.

Patricio Guzmán’s The Battle of Chile is not exactly an overlooked film, appearing often on “greatest documentaries of all-time” listicles, widely considered an unqualified masterpiece and nearly universally admired. The goal of this column …