Marion Sarraut (13 August 1938 – 12 July 2021) was a French film and theatre director.[1]
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Born | 13 August 1938 |
Died | 12 July 2021 | (aged 82)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Film director |
Biography
Born in Saigon in French Indochina, Marion was the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Albert Sarraut.[2] She studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre for three years,[3] and subsequently participated in the creation of the magazine Cahiers du Cinéma. She spent a significant amount of time alongside the directors of the French New Wave, becoming a screenwriter and assistant director for the Société française de production and Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier. For more than ten years, she directed the series Numéro un , as well as children's shows such as L'Île aux enfants and Les Visiteurs du mercredi . In the 1980s, she directed numerous telefilms.[4]
Sarraut was a member of Collectif 50/50[5][6] She was a member of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique,[7] as well as the Société pour l'administration du droit de reproduction mécanique . She was administrator of the Fondation Ostad Elahi,[4] directing a film on the life and works of Nur Ali Elahi.[8]
, which aims to promote gender equality and diversity in cinema and audiovisual.Marion Sarraut died on 12 July 2021 at the age of 82.[9]
Distinctions
- Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1987)[4]
- Knight of the Legion of Honour (2002)[10]
Filmography
Actress
- Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
- A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
- Le Signe du Lion (1962)
Director
- Le Bel Indifférent (1978)[11]
- Les Amours des années folles (1980)
- Les Amours des années grises (1981)
- Areu=MC2 (1982)
- Marianne (1983)
- Hôtel de police (1985)
- Catherine (1986)
- Le Gerfaut (1987)
- La Comtesse de Charny (1989)
- La Florentine (1991)
- Riviera (1991)
- Tout feu tout flamme (1994)
- Placé en garde à vue (1994)
- Julie Lescaut (1995)
- Mourir d'amour (1995)
- Les Cordier, juge et flic (1995, 1997)
- Petite Sœur (1996)
- Une femme d'honneur (1996–2003)
- L'Ami de mon fils (1997)
- Belle Grand-mère (1998)
- Jacotte (1999)
- Toutes les femmes sont des déesses (2000)
- Fugues (2000)
- Roule routiers (2000)
- Docteur Sylvestre (2001)
- Louis la Brocante (2001)
- Belle Grand-mère 2 (2001)
- Père et Maire (2002–2004)
- Fabien Cosma (2004–2005)
- Mis en bouteille au château (2005)
- Famille d'accueil (2006–2007)
- Un viol (2009)
- Le Premier été (2014)
- Pacte sacré (2015)
- La Sainte famille (2017)