Hugo Claus

Hugo Claus

b. 1929 — d. 2008 (aged 79) Bruges, Belgium

Actor Director Writer

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.

Known For

Friday

Het sacrament

The Enemies

De verlossing

Filmography

Herman De Coninck, Een Oefening in Verliezen

Fons Rademakers: Hoe een zondagskind de Nederlandse speelfilm uitvond

De verlossing

2001 Director Writer

1999 Actor Writer

The Sorrow of Belgium

The Sorrow of Belgium

Het sacrament

1989 Director Writer

Mascara

Diary of a Mad Old Man

Diary of a Mad Old Man

Het gezin van Paemel

Het gezin van Paemel

Permeke

The Lion of Flanders

The Lion of Flanders

1984 Director Writer

Hier is... Adriaan van Dis

Minuet

Friday

1980 Director Writer

Inheritance

Rubens, schilder en diplomaat

Rubens, schilder en diplomaat

De dans van de reiger

Pallieter

The Year of the Cancer

The Year of the Cancer

Because of the Cats

Because of the Cats

Mira

The Enemies

1968 Director Writer

1968 Director Writer

Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday

Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday

Poëzie in het paleis

De dans van de reiger

De dans van de reiger

Stijn Streuvels 95 jaar!

Kreet en kennis

1963 Director Writer

Denkbeeldige tuinen, echte padden

Het mes

Trektocht met een vreemde

De rozen van Henry Tayer

Village by the River

Village by the River

Onder het Melkwoud

Poëzie in 625 lijnen

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