Portrait of Marguerite Duras

Directing

Marguerite Duras

Career

Active from 1957 to 2022, with a break from 1993 to 2003, busiest in 1967 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marguerite Duras Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Situational Comedy
    0.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 3
  • Melancholy 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Intimate Character Study 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 40
Writing
Writing (2023)

Book

Azuro
Azuro (2022)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Suzanna Andler
Suzanna Andler (2021)
GoodWatch score 31

Theatre Play

One Day at the Sea
One Day at the Sea (2020)

Theatre Play

2010s

3 titles · average score 61
Drifters of a shadowy dream
Drifters of a shadowy dream (2018)

Novel

Memoir of War
Memoir of War (2017)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

A Stormy Summer Night
A Stormy Summer Night (2015)

Novel

2000s

5 titles · average score 46
The Sea Wall
The Sea Wall (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

Novel

Half Past Ten
Half Past Ten (2008)

Author

Hiroshima: The Time of Return
Hiroshima: The Time of Return (2005)

as (voice)

The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas
The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas (2004)

Novel

Agatha
Agatha (2004)

Theatre Play

1990s

2 titles · average score 55
The Malady of Death
The Malady of Death (1994)

Adaptation

The Lover
The Lover (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

1980s

8 titles · average score 63
Savannah Bay
Savannah Bay (1989)

Original Story

The Children
The Children (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

The Malady of Death
The Malady of Death (1985)

Novel

Roman Dialogue
Roman Dialogue (1983)

Writer, Director

En rachĂąchant
En rachĂąchant (1982)
GoodWatch score 58

Short Story

L’homme atlantique
L’homme atlantique (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator (voice)

Agatha and the Limitless Readings
Agatha and the Limitless Readings (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator (voice)

La bĂȘte dans la jungle
La bĂȘte dans la jungle (1981)

Writer

1970s

17 titles · average score 67
Le Navire Night
Le Navire Night (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

as (voice)

Aurélia Steiner (Melbourne)
Aurélia Steiner (Melbourne) (1979)

Writer, Director

Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver)
Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver) (1979)

as Narrator (voice)

Césarée
Césarée (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

Les Mains négatives
Les Mains négatives (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

The Lorry
The Lorry (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as elle

Baxter, Vera Baxter
Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Entire Days in the Trees
Entire Days in the Trees (1977)

Theatre Play, Screenplay

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

India Song
India Song (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

as Voix Intemporelle (voice)

Woman of the Ganges
Woman of the Ganges (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Voice

Nathalie Granger
Nathalie Granger (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

as (voice)

1960s

15 titles · average score 62
Destroy, She Said
Destroy, She Said (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

La Musica
La Musica (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

The Square
The Square (1967)

Story

La Voleuse
La Voleuse (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

10:30 P.M. Summer
10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
GoodWatch score 49

Novel, Screenplay

Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

The Moment of Peace
The Moment of Peace (1965)

Screenplay

Dark Night, Calcutta
Dark Night, Calcutta (1964)

Writer

Sans merveille
Sans merveille (1964)

Writer

The Long Absence
The Long Absence (1961)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Seven Days
 Seven Nights
Seven Days
 Seven Nights (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Novel

1950s

2 titles · average score 74
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

This Angry Age
This Angry Age (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel