Santiago (2007 film) explained

Santiago
Director:João Moreira Salles
Producer:Maurício Andrade Ramos
Cinematography:Walter Carvalho
Editing:Eduardo Escorel
Lívia Serpa
Runtime:80 minutes
Country:Brazil
Language:Portuguese

Santiago is a 2007 Brazilian documentary film by João Moreira Salles, about Santiago Badariotti Merlo (1912-1994), a butler who worked for the filmmaker's family for 30 years.[1] [2] [3] [4]

In the 2010s it was ranked as number 33 on the Abraccine Top 100 Brazilian films list[5] and also number 3 in the documentary list.[6]

Plot

In 1992, João Moreira Salles filmed his Argentinean butler Santiago Badariotti Merlo, who was born in 1912 and had worked between 1956 and 1986 for the filmmaker family in the huge house of their own in Rio de Janeiro. Two years later, Santiago died and, for some strange reason, Moreira Salles felt he couldn't edit the film and put it aside. In 2005, the filmmaker remembers the unfinished film and decided to start its material.

Promotion

Santiago had its worldwide premiere at the Cinéma du Réel Film Festival (Paris), in March 2007. The film won the Grand Prix Award for Best Documentary.[7] [8] [9]

In April 2007, the film was also screened at the It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival (São Paulo) and made subsequent appearances in the Official Selection in some international film festivals, such as the Alba Film Festival (Italy), Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine (Peru), Tribeca Film Festival (United States), Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece), Hot Docs Documentary Festival (Canada), Miami Film Festival (United States), among others.[3] [7]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Result
Cinéma du Réel2007Best DocumentarySantiago
Alba International Film Festival2007Best Film (according to popular vote at the AIFF)Santiago
Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine de Lima2007Best DocumentarySantiago[10]
Miami International Film Festival2008Best DocumentarySantiago[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Furtado, Gustavo Procopio . January 8, 2019 . Documentary Filmmaking in Contemporary Brazil: Cinematic Archives of the Present . Oxford University Press, USA. 978-0190867058.
  2. Web site: Santiago: uma entrevista com João Moreira Salles. Luiz Zanin Oricchio. 7 April 2007. O Estado de S.Paulo. 28 May 2020. Portuguese . Santiago: an interview with João Moreira Salles.
  3. Web site: Santiago . Documenta Madrid. 28 May 2020.
  4. Book: Williams, Deane . July 26, 2018 . Ten Years of Studies in Documentary Film . Routledge. 978-1138104914.
  5. Web site: Abraccine organiza ranking dos 100 melhores filmes brasileiros. Abraccine - Associação Brasileira de Críticos de Cinema. 27 November 2015. 27 May 2020. Portuguese . Abraccine organizes ranking of the 100 best Brazilian films.
  6. Web site: 100 melhores documentários brasileiros. Revista de Cinema. 2 April 2017. 27 May 2020. Portuguese . Top 100 Brazilian documentaries.
  7. Web site: Santiago . Cinéma du Réel. 28 May 2020.
  8. Web site: João Moreira Salles ganha prêmio em Paris por "Santiago". 20 March 2007. Folha de S.Paulo. 28 May 2020. Portuguese . João Moreira Salles is awarded in Paris for "Santiago".
  9. Web site: Filme de Moreira Salles que abre o 'É tudo verdade' é premiado em Paris. 21 March 2007. G1. 28 May 2020. Portuguese . Moreira Salles film that opens 'It's all true' is awarded in Paris.
  10. Web site: Santiago. 28 July 2012. TV Brasil. 28 May 2020. Portuguese . Santiago.
  11. Web site: 'Santiago', de Moreira Salles, é premiado em Miami. 10 March 2008. Extra. 28 May 2020. Portuguese . Santiago is awarded in Miami.

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