Marion Sarraut | |
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Born | 13 August 1938 |
Died | 12 July 2021 | (aged 82)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Film director |
Marion Sarraut (13 August 1938 – 12 July 2021) was a French film and theatre director.[1]
Born in Saigon in French Indochina, Marion was the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Albert Sarraut.[2] She studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre for three years,[3] 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.[4]
Sarraut was a member of Collectif 50/50[5][6] She was a member of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique,[7] as well as the Société pour l'administration du droit de reproduction mécanique . She was administrator of the Fondation Ostad Elahi,[4] directing a film on the life and works of Nur Ali Elahi.[8]
, which aims to promote gender equality and diversity in cinema and audiovisual.Marion Sarraut died on 12 July 2021 at the age of 82.[9]