Hugo Santiago
Hugo Santiago Muchnick was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and lived in France from 1959 until his death in 2018.
He studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959-66 he was assistant director to Robert Bresson. In 1969, he made his first feature film Invasión in his native Argentina based on an idea by celebrated writers Adolfo Bioy Casares and Jorge Luis Borges, who also co-wrote the script. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.0886 |
| Birthday | 1939-12-12 |
| Place of Birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Also Known As |
1978
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
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A documentary interview with the French actress while on the sets of films in production. Several of the directors for whom she has made films are als...
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Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
1991
Three Crowns of the Sailor
7.066/38
Shortly after murdering his professor, a young man encounters a sailor who offers him a position on his ship in exchange for 3 Danish crowns and his a...
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Three Crowns of the Sailor
1987
Dog's Dialogue
6.4/30
A charming tale of murder, perversity and narrative echoes told through shots of barking dogs and a La jetée-like series of stills.
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Dog's Dialogue
2008
Aquilea: Nueve pequeños films sobre 'Invasión'
7/1
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Aquilea: Nueve pequeños films sobre 'Invasión'
2020
Correspondencia Llinás-Piñeiro
10/1
During the quarantine in 2020, the two friends Mariano Llinás and Matías Piñeiro sent each other video letters – 8 in total, 4 each of them – to creat...
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Correspondencia Llinás-Piñeiro
2014
The Gold Bug
5.8/5
Feminism, Victoria Benedictsson, Leandro N. Alem, the Radical Party in Argentina, suicide, stunts, Edgar Allan Poe, the complicated relationship betwe...
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The Gold Bug
2016
Santiago's Theorem
8/1
In 1969 Argentine filmmaker Hugo Santiago directed Invasión, his opera prima, written by Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares, and later settled...
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Santiago's Theorem
2018
Commentary on Les Autres
0/0
In 1973 Hugo Santiago made Les Autres, his second feature film. The film was produced in Paris by a team composed mostly of Argentines, and written to...
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Commentary on Les Autres
2008
Borges/Santiago: variaciones sobre un guion
7/1
Hugo Santiago discusses the process of writing with Jorge Luis Borges the screenplay for the film Invasión (1969).
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