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Marguerite Duras

Directing

Born April 4, 1914 · Gia Định, Vietnam

Died March 3, 1996

Also known as Marguerite Donnadieu · 마르그리트 뒤라스 · 마르그리트 뒤라

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Biography

Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu, 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Austrian State Prize — European Literature · 1989
  • Prix Goncourt · 1984
  • Grand prix du théâtre · 1983
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1961 · nominated

Filmography11 titles

Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959Screenplay

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

2018as Self - Writer (archive footage)

The Lover

1992Novel

Mademoiselle

1966Writer

India Song

1975as Voix Intemporelle (voice)

Little Girl Blue

2023as Self (archive footage)

Seven Days... Seven Nights

1960Novel, Screenplay

Memoir of War

2017Novel

Baxter, Vera Baxter

1977as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Godard Cinema

2023

Suzanna Andler

2021Theatre Play