HUGO IN ARGENTINA
synopsis
A promising Italian cartoonist lands in Buenos Aires in 1950, with the dream of reaching the United States, to discover that, for him, America will be Argentina. The country immediately overwhelms him with its massive economic boom and a cultural scene among the most vibrant in the world. We are at the dawn of Argentina's most delirious decade, and the young immigrant feels that the vast promise of this country is within his grasp. His name will indeed make itself known: Hugo Pratt.
international title: | Hugo in Argentina |
original title: | Hugo in Argentina |
country: | Switzerland |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Stefano Knuchel |
film run: | 97' |
screenplay: | Stefano Knuchel, Marco Steiner |
cinematography by: | Ariel Salati |
film editing: | Emanuela Andreoli |
art director: | Fernanda Chali |
costumes designer: | Natalia Vacs |
music: | Zeno Gabaglio |
producer: | Vittoria Fiumi |
co-producer: | Silvana Bezzola Rigolini |
production: | Fiumi Film, RSI - Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana |