Désiré Ecaré

DirectorProducerWriterEditorActor Apr 15 (died age 68) Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1965–1985 (20 year career)

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Biography

Désiré Ecaré (1939–2009) was an Ivorian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. A graduate of the IDHEC film school in Paris, he made his debut with Concerto pour un exil (1968), followed by À nous deux, France! (1970), both exploring the experiences of Africans in France. His film, Faces of Women (1985), won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.