Marion Sarraut (13 August 1938 – 12 July 2021) was a French film and theatre director.[1]

Marion Sarraut
Born13 August 1938
Died12 July 2021(2021-07-12) (aged 82)
NationalityFrench
OccupationFilm director

Biography

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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 [fr] 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 [fr] and Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier. For more than ten years, she directed the series Numéro un [fr], as well as children's shows such as L'Île aux enfants and Les Visiteurs du mercredi [fr]. In the 1980s, she directed numerous telefilms.[4]

Sarraut was a member of Collectif 50/50 [fr], which aims to promote gender equality and diversity in cinema and audiovisual.[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 [fr]. She was administrator of the Fondation Ostad Elahi,[4] directing a film on the life and works of Nur Ali Elahi.[8]

Marion Sarraut died on 12 July 2021 at the age of 82.[9]

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Filmography

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Director

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References

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  1. ^ ""L'Île aux enfants", "Numéro un", "Une femme d'honneur" : la réalisatrice Marion Sarraut est morte". L'Alsace-Le Pays (in French). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Marion Sarraut". AlloCiné (in French).
  3. ^ "Marion SARRAUT". Notre Cinéma (in French).
  4. ^ a b c "Marion Sarraut". Aire de Jeu (in French).
  5. ^ Carrière, Christian (18 May 2019). "Femmes dans le cinéma : "La parité n'est pas qu'un problème de nana !"". L'Express (in French). Cannes. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Liste des signataires du collectif 5050". Le Collectif 50/50 (in French). Archived from the original on 7 April 2020.
  7. ^ Ternoise, Stéphane (2015). La sacem ? une oligarchie ! (in French). Jean-Luc Petit. ISBN 978-2-36541-667-2.
  8. ^ "Marion Sarraut". Fondation Ostad Elahi (in French).
  9. ^ "Décès de la réalisatrice Marion Sarraut". La Presse (in French). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2002 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). 1 January 2003.
  11. ^ "Le bel indifférent". IMDb.