Marguerite Duras
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Biography
An influential novelist, Duras has had several of her works brought to the screen, notably "This Angry Age" (1957), directed by Rene Clement, "10:30 P.M. Summer" (1966), directed by Jules Dassin, "The Sailor from Gibraltar" (1967), directed by Tony Richardson and "The Lover" (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. She contributed the haunting script for Alain Renais' "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" (1959) and began her own career as a film writer-director in the mid-1960s. Among her films are "La musica" (1966), adapted from her stage play, "India Song" (1975) and "The Truck" (1977). Her last film, "Les enfants" (1984) was co-directed with her son, Jean Mascolo, and Jean-Marc Turin.
Associated with the "nouveau roman" school, Duras generally eschewed action and plot in favor of stylized meditations on themes such as memory, subjectivity and the nature of human relationships. Many of her novels were autobiographical, calling upon her childhood in French Indochina (now Vietnam). She published her last book, written in dated entries, "That's All" in 1995. Duras died on March 3, 1996. She had been married to the writers Robert Antelme and Dionys Mascolo.
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Life Events
1933
Immigrated to France at age 17
1935
Worked as civil servant in the Ministry for Colonial Affairs
1943
Published first novel, "Les impudents"
1955
Produced first play
1957
First screen credit (from novel "Un barrage contre le Pacifique"), Rene Clement's "La dig sul Pacifico/This Angry Age"
1959
Feature film screenwriting debut, "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
1966
Feature co-directing debut (with Paul Seban), "La musica" (also from play; screenwriter)
1969
First film as solo director, "Detruire, dit-elle"
1979
Final film as screenwriter and co-director, "Les enfants"
1995
Published last book, "That's All"
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