Hugo Claus
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 5 April 1929 · Bruges, Belgium
- Died
- 19 March 2008
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
Acting 5
- 2007Sylvia Kristel: Nu as Self
- 1990Janssen & Janssens draaien een film as Self
- 1988Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey as Self
- 1985Permeke
- 1984De droomproducenten as Self
Writing 21
- 2001De Verlossing · writer
- 1995Herman the Gangster · writer
- 1989The Sacrament · screenplay
- 1987Mascara · writer
- 1987Diary of a Mad Old Man · writer
- 1986The van Paemel Family · dialogue
- 1985The Lion of Flanders · screenplay
- 1982Minuet · writer
- 1981Vrijdag · novel
- 1980Whitey · dialogue
- 1978The Inheritance · writer
- 1975Pallieter · dialogue
- 1975Cancer Rising · novel
- 1973Because of the Cats · writer
- 1971Mira · writer
- 1968The Enemies · scenario writer
- 1967Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday · scenario writer
- 1966The Dance of the Heron · theatre play
- 1964De luitenant · writer
- 1961The Knife · scenario writer
- 1958Village by the River · dialogue
Directing 6
- 2001De Verlossing · director
- 1989The Sacrament · director
- 1985The Lion of Flanders · director
- 1981Vrijdag · director
- 1968The Enemies · director
- 1968Toygirl · director