Marguerite Duras

Biography

Marguerite Duras (4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996) was a French writer and film director.

Known for

Agatha and the Limitless Readings

7 October 1981

Les Mains négatives

1 January 1978

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert

2 June 1976

Delphine and Carole

14 January 2020

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Work and Words	Herself
—	Marguerite Duras - Écrire	Self
—	The Marguerite Duras Century	Self
2023	Little Girl Blue	Self (archive footage)
2022	La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président	Self (archive footage)
2021	Marguerite Duras, l'écriture et la vie	Self
2021	Mitterrand, président culturel	Self (archive footage)
2020	Delphine and Carole	Self (archive footage)
2020	Pornotropic	Self - Writer (archive footage)
2020	L'affaire Matzneff	Self (archive footage)
2018	Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit	Self - Writer (archive footage)
2015	Les vendredis d'Apostrophes	Self (archive footage)
2014	Duras and Cinema	self (archive footage)
2005	Hiroshima: The Time of Return	(voice)
2003	Marguerite as She Was	Herself (archive)
1994	Écrire
1994	Marguerite Duras	Herself
1993	The Death of the Young English Aviator
1987	Duras/Godard
1985	Marguerite Duras: Worn Out with Desire . . . to Write	Herself
1984	Savannah Bay c’est toi	Self
1984	The Colour of Words	Self
1984	La Dame des Yvelines
1983	One Minute for One Image	Narrator
1981	Agatha and the Limitless Readings	Narrator (voice)
1981	L’homme atlantique	Narrator (voice)
1981	Duras Shoots
1979	Le Navire Night	(voice)
1979	Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver)	Narrator
1978	Les Mains négatives	Narrator (voice)
1977	Baxter, Vera Baxter	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977	The Lorry	elle
1976	Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
1976	The Places of Marguerite Duras
1976	Cygne I	Narrator (voice)
1975	India Song	Voix Intemporelle (voice)
1975	Apostrophes	Self
1974	Woman of the Ganges	Voice
1974	Spécial cinéma	Self
1973	Nathalie Granger	(voice)
1968	Marguerite Duras and the '68ers	Self
1967	Marguerite Duras and the Prison Governess	Self
1966	Marguerite Duras in the Lions' Den	Self
1966	Un metteur en ordre: Robert Bresson	Self
1966	Pop Age	Self
1965	Marguerite Duras and Stripper Lolo Pigalle	Self
1965	Dim Dam Dom	Self
1965	Les enfants et Noël
1965	Dim Dam Dom: Marguerite Duras and Little François
1965	Marguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	Writing	Book
2022	Azuro	Writer
2021	Suzanna Andler	Theatre Play
2018	Drifters of a shadowy dream	Novel
2017	Memoir of War	Novel
2015	A Stormy Summer Night	Novel
2009	The Sea Wall	Novel
2008	Half Past Ten	Author
2004	The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas	Novel
2004	Agatha	Theatre Play
1994	The Malady of Death	Adaptation
1992	The Lover	Novel
1989	Savannah Bay	Original Story
1985	The Children	Director
1985	The Children	Writer
1985	The Malady of Death	Novel
1984	Per un viaggio in Italia	Director
1983	Roman Dialogue	Director
1983	Roman Dialogue	Writer
1982	En rachâchant	Short Story
1981	Agatha and the Limitless Readings	Director
1981	Agatha and the Limitless Readings	Writer
1981	L’homme atlantique	Director
1981	L’homme atlantique	Writer
1981	La bête dans la jungle	Writer
1979	Le Navire Night	Director
1979	Le Navire Night	Screenplay
1979	Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver)	Director
1979	Aurélia Steiner (Melbourne)	Director
1979	Aurélia Steiner (Melbourne)	Writer
1979	Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver)	Writer
1978	Les Mains négatives	Director
1978	Les Mains négatives	Writer
1978	Césarée	Director
1978	Césarée	Writer
1978	Music	Theatre Play
1977	Baxter, Vera Baxter	Director
1977	Baxter, Vera Baxter	Writer
1977	The Lorry	Director
1977	The Lorry	Writer
1977	Entire Days in the Trees	Director
1977	Entire Days in the Trees	Theatre Play
1977	Entire Days in the Trees	Screenplay
1976	Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert	Director
1976	Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert	Writer
1976	Cygne I	Editor
1975	India Song	Director
1975	India Song	Writer
1974	Woman of the Ganges	Director
1974	Woman of the Ganges	Writer
1973	Nathalie Granger	Author
1973	Nathalie Granger	Director
1971	Jaune, Le Soleil	Writer
1971	Jaune, Le Soleil	Director
1969	Destroy, She Said	Director
1969	Destroy, She Said	Writer
1969	La Musica	Theatre Play
1967	La Musica	Writer
1967	La Musica	Director
1967	The Sailor from Gibraltar	Writer
1966	Mademoiselle	Writer
1966	10:30 P.M. Summer	Screenplay
1966	10:30 P.M. Summer	Novel
1966	La Voleuse	Writer
1965	The Moment of Peace	Screenplay
1964	Dark Night, Calcutta	Writer
1964	Sans merveille	Writer
1961	The Long Absence	Writer
1961	The Square	Writer
1960	Seven Days… Seven Nights	Novel
1960	Seven Days… Seven Nights	Screenplay
1959	Hiroshima Mon Amour	Screenplay
1957	This Angry Age	Novel