Marguerite Duras: Worn Out with Desire . . . to Write
Marguerite Duras: Worn Out with Desire . . . to Write
Watch marguerite duras: worn out with desire . . . to write soap2day. She was the sort of woman who spared neither herself nor others—and arguably qualifies as 20th-century France’s greatest femme de lettres. In this interview, the late novelist and filmmaker talks openly about the hardship and the romance of her childhood in French Indochina, sharing how this period haunted her life and shaped her work. Excerpts from her films and readings from her books by actress Elizabeth Rider and Duras herself—including The Lover, winner of the Prix Goncourt and translated into more than forty languages—bring to life those formative years in Vietnam.
- Genre: Documentary
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- Director: Alan Benson
- Cast: Marguerite Duras,
