Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag

Actor · Director · Writer

New York City, New York, USA
January 16, 1933

Biography

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American essayist, literary and cultural theorist, icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain of Others.

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Representative Works

Improper Conduct
Improper Conduct
5.1
/ French
Zelig
Zelig
7.4
/ English
Unguided Tour
Unguided Tour
10.0
/ Italian
Promised Lands
Promised Lands
5.6
/ French
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
6.2
/ German
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
No Rating Yet
/ English
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
7.7
/ English
365 Day Project
365 Day Project
10.0
/ English
The Dummy
The Dummy
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Great Magician
The Great Magician
5.0
/ Dutch
The Illegal Film
The Illegal Film
No Rating Yet
/ German
Town Bloody Hall
Town Bloody Hall
5.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Improper Conduct
1984Nominee

Best Writing

Improper Conduct

Zelig
1983Nominee

Best Performance

Zelig

Unguided Tour
1983Winner

Best Writing

Unguided Tour

Career Highlights

Promised Lands
1974Highlight

Best Performance

Promised Lands

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
2020Highlight

Best Performance

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

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