
这部纪录片拍摄于1992年,但直到15年后才最终完成,导演JoãoMoreiraSalles是巴西著名导演WalterSalles的兄弟,也是一位很出色的纪录片创作者。本片获利马拉美电影节和迈阿密国际电影节最佳纪录片奖。<br/> DocumentaryaboutSantiago,apeculiarmanwhousedtoworkforthedirectorandhisparentsasabutler.Thematerialwasfilmedin1992but,forsomestrangereason,thedirectorfelthecouldn'tedititandputitaside.In2005herememberstheunfinishedfilmandstartsitsedition.<br/> JoaoMoreiraSallesisoneofBrazil'sforemostdocumentaryfilmmakers.In1992hebeganshootingafilmaboutSantiago,thebutlerinhischildhoodhomewholeftanindeliblemarkuponthefamily.Santiagowasaneducatedmanwho,inadditiontohiswork,producedsome60,000pagesofstoriesdocumentinghissurroundingsaswellastalesofaristocraticlifestyles,includingthatofthehouseinwhichhehimselfserved.<br/> Throughhispersonalvoice-over,Sallesshedslightonhisfamilyandchildhood,andonthereasonswhythefilmtooksolongtocomplete.Theresultisanelegantmosaicwithtwoparallelnarratives,dealingwithuniversaltopicssuchasmemory,identity,anddocumentaryfilmmaking.SantiagohasbeenscreenedatsomeofthemostimportantdocumentaryfilmfestivalsandrecentlytooktheGrandPrizeatCinémaduRéelinParis.

