Hugo Claus

Hugo Claus

Born: April 5, 1929
Died: March 19, 2008
in Bruges, Belgium
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English.

Movies for Hugo Claus...

Sylvia Kristel: Nu
Title: Sylvia Kristel: Nu
Character: Self
Released: February 24, 2007
Type: Movie
Thirty years ago Sylvia Kristel became world-famous with 'Emmanuelle'. This erotic film was the starting point of a curious career, during which Sylvia acted in more than 50 international film productions, including a short-lived career in Hollywood. A turbulent life followed, in which alcohol and drug addictions formed a recurring theme. Penniless, she now lives in a small two-room apartment in Amsterdam. Last year La Kristel took control of her life: her autobiography Nue was published in France and has already been sold to several countries.
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Janssen & Janssens draaien een film
Title: Janssen & Janssens draaien een film
Character: Self
Released: November 1, 1990
Type: Movie
A documentary celebrating 25 years of flemish subsidised cinema.
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Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey
Title: Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Biographical film about the life and work of the Belgian painter Jan Cox. Cox had a tempestuous youth, during which he co-founded the Jeune Peinture Belge group and worked on the fringes of the Cobra movement.
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Permeke
Title: Permeke
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
When Anna, a twenty-eight-year-old photographer, is put in charge of a report on the restoration works at The Ostend Museum of Modern Art, she discovers by chance five paintings signed Constant Permeke, whose power and mystery move and fascinate her.She decides to embark on a quest to find out about who Permeke actually was, the places where he lived, how he worked, what experiences he went through.
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De droomproducenten
Title: De droomproducenten
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Documentary exploring why Belgian television doesn't invest more money in Belgian cinema as is the case in e.g. the netherlands.
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Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.