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Marguerite Duras
An influential novelist, Duras has had several of her works brought to the screen, notably "This Angry Age" (1957), directed by Rene Clement, "10:30 P.M. Summer" (1966), directed by Jules Dassin, "The Sailor from Gibraltar" (1967), directed by Tony Richardson and "The Lover" (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. She contributed the haunting script for Alain Renais' "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" (1959) and began her own career as a film writer-director in the mid-1960s. Among her films are "La musica" (1966), adapted from her stage play, "India Song" (1975) and "The Truck" (1977). Her last film, "Les enfants" (1984) was co-directed with her son, Jean Mascolo, and Jean-Marc Turin.