Storyline
Several key words emerge from Hugo Pratt's work, inseparable from his life: travel, adventure, erudition, esotericism, mystery, poetry, melancholy... and of course, Corto Maltese, his hero and alter ego, who established him as one of the greatest names in comic books. Born in Italy in 1927 and dying in Switzerland sixty-eight years later, Hugo Pratt, born without an H and with only one T, grew up in the shadow of a fascist father who took him at a very young age to Ethiopia, which was occupied by Mussolini's forces. The teenager developed a fascination for the wide-open spaces of Africa, soon followed by an irresistible attraction to the Indian world. This was the starting point for a life of travel, success, conquests, rare failures, and marked by his veneration for the American cartoonist Milton Caniff, his absolute master.
Cast & Crew
Hugo Pratt
Himself (archive footage)
Lead
Lambert Wilson
Narrator (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thierry Thomas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hugo Pratt, trait pour trait is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
