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

Biography

Born in Saigon in

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, Marion was the granddaughter of former

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Albert Sarraut Albert-Pierre Sarraut (; 28 July 1872 – 26 November 1962) was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic. Biography Sarraut was born on 28 July 1872 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. On 14 March 1907 Sarraut ...

. She studied at the for three years, 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 and

Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier Maritie (12 December 1922 – 23 November 2002) and Gilbert (20 March 1920 – 18 September 2000) Carpentier, a married couple, were artistic producers of very popular variety TV and radio shows in France and in many French-speaking c ...

. For more than ten years, she directed the series ', as well as children's shows such as '' L'Île aux enfants'' and '. In the 1980s, she directed numerous telefilms. Sarraut was a member of , which aims to promote gender equality and diversity in cinema and audiovisual. She was a member of the

Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) is a French professional association collecting payments of artists’ rights and distributing the rights to the original songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Founded ...

, as well as the . She was administrator of the Fondation Ostad Elahi, directing a film on the life and works of Nur Ali Elahi. Marion Sarraut died on 12 July 2021 at the age of 82.

Distinctions

*Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1987) *Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

(2002)

Filmography

Actress

*''

Shoot the Piano Player ''Shoot the Piano Player'' (french: Tirez sur le pianiste; UK title: ''Shoot the Pianist'') is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that stars Charles Aznavour as the titular pianist with Marie Dubois, Nicole Ber ...

'' (1960) *''

A Woman Is a Woman ''A Woman Is a Woman'' (french: Une femme est une femme) is a 1961 French musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical co ...

'' (1961) *'' Le Signe du Lion'' (1962)

Director

*''Le Bel Indifférent'' (1978) *' (1980) *' (1981) *''Areu=MC2'' (1982) *' (1983) *' (1985) *''

Catherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

'' (1986) *' (1987) *' (1989) *' (1991) *''Riviera'' (1991) *''Tout feu tout flamme'' (1994) *' (1994) *''

Julie Lescaut ''Julie Lescaut'' is a French police television series. It was broadcast from 1992 to 2014 on TF1 (France), La Une-RTBF (Belgium) and TSR (Switzerland). It details the investigations of Police Superintendent Julie Lescaut (played by Véronique ...

'' (1995) *''Mourir d'amour'' (1995) *' (1995, 1997) *' (1996) *' (1996–2003) *' (1997) *' (1998) *' (1999) *''Toutes les femmes sont des déesses'' (2000) *' (2000) *' (2000) *' (2001) *' (2001) *' (2001) *' (2002–2004) *' (2004–2005) *' (2005) *' (2006–2007) *' (2009) *''Le Premier été'' (2014) *' (2015) *''La Sainte famille'' (2017)

References

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