Hugo Santiago
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Hugo Santiago was born Hugo Santiago Muchnick in 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has lived in France
since 1959. He studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959 to 1966 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. Adolfo Bioy Casares described the film in May 1969 as follows:
"Invasión modernises the theme of The Iliad: it does not praise the shrewdness and effectiveness of the conqueror, but rather the courage of a handful of warriors ready to defend their Troy-which is far too much like Buenos Aires-where there is always a group of friends and a tango inviting you to fight for just and noble causes. Homer will forgive me: the heart is always on the side of those who resist. I believe Hugo Santiago has created an extraordinary film".
This classic of Argentinian cinema was followed by another collaboration with the famed writers Les Aultres in 1974. In 1979 he made Écoute voir... with Catherine Deneuve
cast as a female detective investigating a gang looking to control people using radio waves. He returned to Argentina with Les Trottoirs de Saturne a reflection on his own exile in 1986. Prior to his latest feature film, the stylish detective thriller e directed theatrical adaptions Prior to his latest feature film, a stylish detective thriller Le Loup de la côte Ouest (2002) he directed theatrical adaptations for the screen of Sophocles
(Électre), Bertolt Brecht
(La Vie de Galilée) and the Opera by Iannis Xenakis
(La Geste gibelline).
Prior to directing in 1961 he was a choreographer and metteur en scene for Histoire du Soldat
at the Stravinsky Festival. He has supported the work of other filmmakers over the years, including producing Sérail / Surreal Estate by Eduardo de Gregorio (1976) and narrating Raul Ruiz's Les Trois couronnes du matelot (1983). He also appeared in Ruiz's short film Colloque de chiens
in 1977.
Short Films:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
since 1959. He studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959 to 1966 he was assistant director to Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
. In 1969 he made his first feature film Invasión
Invasión
Invasión is an Argentine film released in 1969 and directed by Hugo Santiago. It is an example of an interphase between the classic cinema and nouvelle vague of French style...
in his native Argentina based on an idea by celebrated writers Adolfo Bioy Casares
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Adolfo Bioy Casares was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, and translator. He was a friend and collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges, and wrote what many consider one of the best pieces of fantastic fiction, the novella The Invention of Morel.-Biography:Adolfo Bioy...
and Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo , known as Jorge Luis Borges , was an Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator born in Buenos Aires. In 1914 his family moved to Switzerland where he attended school, receiving his baccalauréat from the Collège de Genève in 1918. The family...
, who also co-wrote the script. Adolfo Bioy Casares described the film in May 1969 as follows:
"Invasión modernises the theme of The Iliad: it does not praise the shrewdness and effectiveness of the conqueror, but rather the courage of a handful of warriors ready to defend their Troy-which is far too much like Buenos Aires-where there is always a group of friends and a tango inviting you to fight for just and noble causes. Homer will forgive me: the heart is always on the side of those who resist. I believe Hugo Santiago has created an extraordinary film".
This classic of Argentinian cinema was followed by another collaboration with the famed writers Les Aultres in 1974. In 1979 he made Écoute voir... with Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that...
cast as a female detective investigating a gang looking to control people using radio waves. He returned to Argentina with Les Trottoirs de Saturne a reflection on his own exile in 1986. Prior to his latest feature film, the stylish detective thriller e directed theatrical adaptions Prior to his latest feature film, a stylish detective thriller Le Loup de la côte Ouest (2002) he directed theatrical adaptations for the screen of Sophocles
Sophocles
Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...
(Électre), Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
(La Vie de Galilée) and the Opera by Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek ethnic, naturalized French composer, music theorist, and architect-engineer. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers...
(La Geste gibelline).
Prior to directing in 1961 he was a choreographer and metteur en scene for Histoire du Soldat
Histoire du soldat
Histoire du soldat , composed by Igor Stravinsky, is a 1918 theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" . The libretto, which is based on a Russian folk tale, was written in French by the Swiss universalist writer C.F. Ramuz...
at the Stravinsky Festival. He has supported the work of other filmmakers over the years, including producing Sérail / Surreal Estate by Eduardo de Gregorio (1976) and narrating Raul Ruiz's Les Trois couronnes du matelot (1983). He also appeared in Ruiz's short film Colloque de chiens
Colloque de chiens
-Cast:* Eva Simonet as Henri* Robert Darmel - * Silke Humel as Monique* Frank Lesne* Marie Christine Poisot* Hugo Santiago* Genevieve Such* Laurence Such* Michel Such* Pierre Olivier Such* Yves Wecker...
in 1977.
Filmography
- InvasiónInvasiónInvasión is an Argentine film released in 1969 and directed by Hugo Santiago. It is an example of an interphase between the classic cinema and nouvelle vague of French style...
/ Invasion (Argentina, 1969) - Les Autres / The Others (France, 1974)
- Écoute voirÉcoute voirÉcoute voir is a French film, a drama-thriller, directed by Hugo Santiago, with a screenplay by Santiago and Claude Ollier, released in 1979...
/ See Here My Love (France, 1979) - Les Trottoirs de Saturne / The Pavements of Saturn (France/Argentina, 1986)
- Électre (France, 1987) TV
- La Geste gibelline (France/Argentina, 1988)
- La Vie de Galilée (France, 1992) TV
- Le Loup de la côte Ouest / The Wolf of the West Coast (France / Portugal / Argentina, 2002)
Short Films:
- Los Contrabandistas (Buenos Aires, 1967)
- Los Taitas (Buenos Aires, 1968)
External links
- Invasion http://www.objectif-cinema.com/invasion/ [In French]