Santiago plot
In 1992, João Moreira Salles started with a film about Santiago, the butler who had been employed by his parents since childhood. Thirteen years later, Salles reconsiders the then shot, but never used material about the now deceased flamboyant servant. From the images Salles distilled a documentary about a special person, who, in addition to his demanding job for the prosperous family, was equally conscientious about his own monastic work: he collected, organized, interpreted and documented information about the history of all large and wealthy families. on the world.