- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 4, 1914
- Place of Birth
- Gia Định, Vietnam
- Died
- March 3, 1996
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras, was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards. Duras was born Marguerite Donnadieu on 4 April 1914, in Gia Định, Cochinchina, French Indochina (now Vietnam). Her parents, Marie (née Legrand, 1877–1956) and Henri Donnadieu (1872–1921), were teachers from France who likely had met at Gia Định High School. They both had previous marriages. Marguerite had two brothers: Pierre, the older, and the younger Paul. Duras' father fell ill and he returned to France, where he died in 1921, when Duras was seven years old. Between 1922 and 1924, the family lived in France while her mother was on administrative leave. They then moved back to Fre…
Filmography
movieLittle Girl Blue
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Writing
movieWriting
2023 · Book
movieGodard Cinema
2023
movieAzuro
2022 · Writer
movieLa TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieSuzanna Andler
2021 · Theatre Play
movieMitterrand, président culturel
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieMarguerite Duras, l'écriture et la vie
2021 · Self
moviePornotropic
2020 · Self - Writer (archive footage)
movieOne Day at the Sea
2020 · Theatre Play
movieDelphine and Carole
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieL'affaire Matzneff
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieDrifters of a shadowy dream
2018 · Novel
movieJeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018 · Self - Writer (archive footage)
movieMemoir of War
2017 · Novel
movieLes vendredis d'Apostrophes
2015 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Stormy Summer Night
2015 · Novel
movieDuras and Cinema
2014 · self (archive footage)
movieThe Sea Wall
2009 · Novel
movieHalf Past Ten
2008 · Author
Hiroshima: The Time of Return
movieHiroshima: The Time of Return
2005 · (voice)
movieThe Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas
2004 · Novel
movieAgatha
2004 · Theatre Play
movieMarguerite as She Was
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieÉcrire
1994 · Self
movieMarguerite Duras
1994 · Self
movieThe Malady of Death
1994 · Adaptation
movieThe Death of the Young English Aviator
1993 · Self
movieThe Lover
1992 · Novel
movieSavannah Bay
1989 · Original Story
movieDuras/Godard
1987 · Self
movieThe Children
1985 · Director, Writer
movieThe Malady of Death
1985 · Novel
movieMarguerite Duras: Worn Out with Desire . . . to Write
1985 · Self
movieLa Dame des Yvelines
1984 · Self
The Colour of Words
movieThe Colour of Words
1984 · Self
Per un viaggio in Italia
tvPer un viaggio in Italia
1984 · Director
Savannah Bay c’est toi
movieSavannah Bay c’est toi
1984 · Self
movieWork and Words
1984 · Self
movieRoman Dialogue
1983 · Director, Writer
movieOne Minute for One Image
1983 · Self - Narrator
movieEn rachâchant
1982 · Short Story
movieL’homme atlantique
1981 · Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
movieAgatha and the Limitless Readings
1981 · Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Duras Shoots
movieDuras Shoots
1981 · Self
movieLa bête dans la jungle
1981 · Writer
movieMulher a Mulher: Interview with Marguerite Duras by Yann Lemée
1980 · Self
movieLe Navire Night
1979 · (voice), Director, Screenplay
movieAurélia Steiner (Vancouver)
1979 · Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
movieAurélia Steiner (Melbourne)
1979 · Director, Writer
movieCésarée
1978 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
movieLes Mains négatives
1978 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
movieMusic
1978 · Theatre Play
movieBaxter, Vera Baxter
1977 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieThe Lorry
1977 · elle, Director, Writer
movieEntire Days in the Trees
1977 · Director, Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieCygne I
1976 · Narrator (voice), Editor
movieSon nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
1976 · , Director, Writer
movieThe Places of Marguerite Duras
1976 · Self
movieGaumont-Palace
1976 · Narrator (voice)
Henry James Stories
tvHenry James Stories
1976 · Adaptation, Dialogue
movieIndia Song
1975 · Voix Intemporelle (voice), Director, Writer
tvApostrophes
1975 · Self
tvSpécial cinéma
1974 · Self
movieWoman of the Ganges
1974 · Voice, Director, Writer
movieNathalie Granger
1973 · (voice), Director, Author
movieJaune, Le Soleil
1971 · Director, Writer
movieDestroy, She Said
1969 · Director, Writer
La Musica
movieLa Musica
1969 · Theatre Play
movieMarguerite Duras and the '68ers
1968 · Self
movieMarguerite Duras and the Prison Governess
1967 · Self
movieThe Square
1967 · Story
movieLa Musica
1967 · Writer, Director
movieDays in the Trees
1967 · Story
movieThe Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Novel
movie10:30 P.M. Summer
1966 · Screenplay, Novel
movieLa Voleuse
1966 · Writer
movieMademoiselle
1966 · Writer
movieUn metteur en ordre: Robert Bresson
1966 · Self
movieMarguerite Duras in the Lions' Den
1966 · Self
moviePop Age
1966 · Self
Les enfants et Noël
movieLes enfants et Noël
1965 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Moment of Peace
1965 · Screenplay
movieMarguerite Duras and Stripper Lolo Pigalle
1965 · Self
movieMarguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau
1965 · Self
movieDim Dam Dom: Marguerite Duras and Little François
1965 · Self
tvDim Dam Dom
1965 · Self
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Writer
movieSans merveille
1964 · Writer
movieDark Night, Calcutta
1964 · Writer
The Square
movieThe Square
1961 · Writer
movieThe Long Absence
1961 · Writer
movieSeven Days… Seven Nights
1960 · Novel, Screenplay
movieHiroshima Mon Amour
1959 · Screenplay
movieThis Angry Age
1957 · Novel
movieThe Marguerite Duras Century
— · Self