Sarah Maldoror
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1929-07-19 (91 years old)
Deathday
2020-04-13
Place of Birth
Condom, France
Also known As
Marguerite Sarah Ducados
سارة مالدورور
Sarah Maldoror
Biography
Sarah Maldoror (in Arabic: سارة مالدورور), whose real name was Marguerite Sarah Ducados, was a French filmmaker and director, born on July 19, 1929 in Condom (Gers) and died on April 13, 2020 in Fontenay-lès-Briis (Essonne). Her cinema is poetic but also political and committed. She is considered a leading figure in African cinema and the first female director on the continent. Born to a Guadeloupean father from Marie-Galante and a mother from Gers, she chose the artist name "Maldoror" in homage to the poet Lautréamont. In 1958, she created the first black troupe in Paris, "Les Griots", alongside Toto Bissainthe, Timoti Bassori and Samb Abam...
Acting
Production
2009
as Director
1998
as Director
2003
as Director
1979
as Director
1973
as Director
1970
as Director
1985
as Director
1973
as Script
2009
as Writer
1976
as Writer
1968
as Director
1968
as Writer
1981
as Director
1987
as Director
1976
as Director
1969
as Assistant Director
1966
as Assistant Director
1966
as Assistant Director
1976
as Director
1995
as Director
1984
as Director
1979
as Director
2005
as Director
1987
as Director
1987
as Director
1977
as Director
1979
as Director
1980
as Director
1978
as Director
2009
as Director
2005
as Director
1983
as Writer
1983
as Director
1989
as Director
1977
as Director
1978
as Director
1978
as Writer
1977
as Writer
1996
as Director
1996
as Writer
1972
as Director
1972
as Writer
1980
as Director
1980
as Writer
1982
as Director
1985
as Director
1986
as Director
1980
as Director
1980
as Director
1986
1984
as Director
1986
as Director
1986
as Director
1986
as Director
1979
as Director
1986
1987
as Director
1985
as Director
1984
as Director
1986
as Director
1966
as Creative Consultant
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