
Hugo Claus
Writing
Born: 1929-04-05 · Bruges, Belgium
Died: 2008-03-19
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.
🎬 Movies (27)

Sylvia Kristel: Nu
2007
Self

De Verlossing
2001
Director

Herman the Gangster
1995
Writer

Janssen & Janssens draaien een film
1990
Self

The Sacrament
1990
Writer

Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey
1988
Self

Diary of a Mad Old Man
1987
Writer

Mascara
1987
Writer

The van Paemel Family
1986
Screenplay
Permeke
1985

The Lion of Flanders
1985
Director

De droomproducenten
1984
Self

Minuet
1982
Writer

Vrijdag
1981
Director

Whitey
1980
Screenplay

The Inheritance
1978
Writer

Pallieter
1975
Screenplay

Cancer Rising
1975
Novel

Because of the Cats
1973
Writer

Mira
1971
Writer

The Enemies
1968
Director
Toygirl
1968
Director

Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday
1967
Scenario Writer

The Dance of the Heron
1966
Theatre Play
De luitenant
1964
Writer

The Knife
1961
Scenario Writer

Village by the River
1958
Dialogue
