Christian Lara
- Directing
- August 24, 1939 · Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
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).
Known for
Filmography
- L'Homme au bâton, une légende créole · Director
- Yafa, Forgiveness · Director
- Summer in Provence · Writer, Director
- Pani pwoblem · Director, Writer
- The Legend · Director
- Everything Is Still Possible · Writer, Director
- Lost Heritage · Director
- Le Mystère Joséphine · Director
- 1802: The Epopee Inhabitant of Guadeloupe · Director
- Cracking Up · Director
- Le Rat Débile et Le Rat Méchant · Associate Producer
- Bitter Sugar · Writer, Producer
- Une sacrée chabine · Director
- Black · Director, Writer
- Adieu foulards · Director
- Une glace avec deux boules... · Director, Screenplay
- Chap'la · Director, Writer
- Mamito · Director
- Vivre libre ou mourir · Director
- Coco-the-Flower, Candidate · Writer, Director
- Un amour de sable · Director
- The Adulteress · Director
- Jeu de dames · Director, Writer
- Les Stabiles · Director
- Déchaînements charnels · Director