About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1938-08-13
Place of birth:
Bouéni, Mayotte, France
Website:
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Marion Sarraut

Overview

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

Born in Saigon in French Indochina, Marion was the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Albert Sarraut. She studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre 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 Société française de production and Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier. For more than ten years, she directed the series Numéro un, as well as children's shows such as L'Île aux enfants and Les Visiteurs du mercredi. In the 1980s, she directed numerous telefilms.

Sarraut was a member of Collectif 50/50, 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, as well as the Société pour l'administration du droit de reproduction mécanique. 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.

Source: Article "Marion Sarraut" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
1961 A Woman Is a Woman Actor Prostitute 1 (uncredited) 64
Fair

Directing
2017 La Sainte Famille Directing Director 59
Average
2017 Pacte Sacré Directing Director 59
Average
2016 L'Appel de Londres Directing Stage Director N/A
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2015 The First Summer Directing Director 59
Average
2009 Un viol Directing Director 59
Average
2005 Le Jeu de la vérité Directing Director N/A
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2003 Belle grand mère, La Trattoria Directing Director 58
Average
2000 Fugues Directing Director N/A
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2000 Toutes les femmes sont des déesses Directing Director N/A
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1998 Belle Grand-Mère Directing Director 58
Average
1997 L'ami de mon fils Directing Director N/A
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1996 Petite sœur Directing Director 59
Average
1992 Pleins feux Directing Director N/A
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1991 La Florentine Directing Director N/A
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1990 Cyrano de Bergerac Directing Director N/A
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1989 Un fil à la patte Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Le Gerfaut Directing Director 70
Good
1987 Le Tombeur Directing Stage Director 58
Average
1983 La Poupée de Sucre Directing Director N/A
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1983 Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon Directing Director N/A
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1979 Carlos Numéro 1 Directing Director N/A
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1978 Le Bel Indifférent Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Quelques femmes bulles Directing Director 58
Average