2010Nominee
Best Director
Lost Heritage
Christian Lara
Director · Producer · Writer
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
August 24, 1939
Biography
Christian Lara was born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe and is known as the “Father of West Indian Cinema.” Formerly a journalist (based in France) he has directed over twenty films since 1971, including Coco-La-Fleur, candidat (1978), Bitter Sugar (1998), 1802 freedom now (2004) and Lost Heritage (2009).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1980Nominee
Best Director
Mamito
2004Nominee
Best Picture
Le Rat Débile et Le Rat Méchant
Career Highlights
1983Highlight
Best Director
Adieu foulards
2011Highlight
Best Director
Everything Is Still Possible