Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996)
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French writer who made Hiroshima mon amour into a cinematic experience that landed her an Oscar nom in 1959, then spent decades bending narrative across novels, plays, films, and essays into increasingly experimental shapes.
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Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu, known as Marguerite Duras, was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.
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