Hugo Claus

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Apr 05, 1929 (96 years old)
Death date
Mar 19, 2008

Hugo Claus

Known For

Sylvia Kristel: Nu
0h 50m
Movie 2007

Sylvia Kristel: Nu

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.

Janssen & Janssens draaien een film
1h 48m
Movie 1990

Janssen & Janssens draaien een film

A documentary celebrating 25 years of flemish subsidised cinema.

Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey
1h 15m
Movie 1988

Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey

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.

Permeke
1h 35m
Movie 1985

Permeke

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.

Biography

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.

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