Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Duras, pseudonym of Marguerite Donnadieu (1914–1996), was a French writer, filmmaker and playwright. She rose to prominence after the publication of her novel L’amant (1984), a story about a young girl and her older Chinese lover, earning her the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Duras’s literary work is characterised by an interest in human sexuality and love or the impossibility of love especially. Her style uses a so-called “écriture de silence”, a form of associative, often seemingly illogical writing. Her other books include La pluie d'été (1990), Le ravissement de Lol V. Stein (1964), L’amant de la Chine du Nord (1991), Yann Andréa Steiner (1992) and Écrire (1993), a book reflecting on the act of writing itself. She is also known for her many screenplays, the most notable being Hiroshima mon amour (1959) by Alain Resnais. As a director, her filmography includes La femme du Gange (1974), India Song (1975) and Les mains négatives (1978). A series of recorded conversations between Duras and Jean-Luc Godard, Duras/Godard Dialogues, were recently published by Film Desk Books.

Marguerite Duras, 1978
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16.11.2016
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Marguerite Duras’ Les mains négatives premiered in 1978. Images of a ride through Paris apace with the phrases of Amy Flammers’ violin, entwined with Duras’ own voice. Transcribed, the voice-over reads like a poem.

Marguerite Duras, 1978
Vertaald door Nina de Vroome
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29.09.2016
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In 1978 ging Les mains négatives van Marguerite Duras in première. Over de beelden van een autorit door Parijs klinken muzikale frases van Amy Flammers viool, vervlochten met de stem van Duras. De transcriptie van de voice-over laat zich lezen als een gedicht.

Marguerite Duras, 1978
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29.09.2016
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Les mains négatives, un court-métrage de Marguerite Duras, sort en 1978. Un long travelling à travers Paris au petit matin se double d’une bande son où s’enchevêtrent les phrases musicales du violon d’Amy Flammers et la voix de Marguerite Duras récitant un texte dont la transcription se lit comme un poème.