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Marguerite Duras

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Also known as Marguerite Donnadieu

French writer and film director (1914-1996)

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Marguerite Duras (1914–1996) was a French writer, film director, screenwriter, and novelist. Born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu in Gia Định, Vietnam, she was associated with the Nouveau Roman movement. Her notable works include *The Lover*, *Moderato Cantabile*, *The Ravishing of Lol Stein*, and *La Douleur*. She received the Prix Goncourt, the Grand prix du théâtre, and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.

Duras worked for *Elle* and *Libération*. She was married to Dionys Mascolo and Robert Antelme. She died of esophageal cancer in the 6th arrondissement of Paris and is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1914
Died
1996
Works
497

Top works

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Film & TV

Gia Định, Vietnam

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…

Known for

  • Little Girl Blue — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Godard Cinema2023
  • La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Marguerite Duras, l'écriture et la vie — Self2021
  • Mitterrand, président culturel — Self (archive footage)2021
  • L'affaire Matzneff — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Pornotropic — Self - Writer (archive footage)2020
  • Delphine and Carole — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit — Self - Writer (archive footage)2018
  • Les vendredis d'Apostrophes — Self (archive footage)2015

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Marguerite
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Gia Định
Place of death
6th arrondissement of Paris
Spouse
Robert Antelme
Occupation
director
Employer
Libération
Political party
French Communist Party
Languages spoken
Vietnamese
Native language
French
Award
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
Participant in
1975 Cannes Film Festival
Field of work
performing arts
Movement
Nouveau Roman
Image
Identite-Duras-1960-Sacem.png
Residence
Paris
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place of burial
Montparnasse Cemetery
Commons category
Marguerite Duras
date of birth
1914-04-04
date of death
1996-03-03
topic's main category
Category:Marguerite Duras
cause of death
esophageal cancer
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
name in native language
Marguerite Duras
pseudonym
Marguerite Duras
topic has template
Template:Marguerite Duras
archives at
Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives
related category
Category:Films directed by Marguerite Duras
has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
writing language
French
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Encyclopedic overview

Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu ( French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit ʒɛʁmɛn maʁi dɔnadjø], 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit dyʁas]), 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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