Amigorena, Santiago

(February 15, 1962, Buenos Aires, Argentina-)

   The son of a psychoanalyst father, he grew up in Argentina. then in Uruguay, before moving with his family to France in 1973. After studying history of art, philosophy, and literature, he wrote a screenplay, Ecume de Lune, that will be never shot, but several directors read it, including Alain Resnais and Robert Bresson. Producer Philippe Diaz, guessing the talent of the young author, commisioned him the writing of a feature film (1990 Jean Galmot Aventurier, Alain Maline). He already co-wrote a short (1989 La Jalou­sie, Christophe Loizillon). From Samba Traoré (Idrissa Ouedraogo, France / Switzerland, 1992) to the fea­ture film he directed (Quelques Jours en Septembre, 2006), he co-authored about twenty screenplays.

 Filmography

2006 ◘ Quelques Jours en Septembre / Alcuni giorni in settembre / Alguns dias em setembro (also screenwriter, dialogist, France / Italy / Portugal)