Christian Lara

Directing

  • Born
  • August 24, 1939
  • Place of birth
  • 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).

On the crew 27

Lost Heritage poster
Lost Heritage
2010
Une glace avec deux boules... poster
Une glace avec deux boules...
1982
Adieu foulards poster
Adieu foulards
1983
Cracking Up
2004
Les Stabiles
1969
Chap'la poster
Chap'la
1980
Vivre libre ou mourir poster
Vivre libre ou mourir
1980
Le Rat Débile et Le Rat Méchant poster
Le Rat Débile et Le Rat Méchant
2004
The Legend poster
The Legend
2012
Pani pwoblem poster
Pani pwoblem
2012
Déchaînements charnels
Mamito poster
Mamito
1980
Une sacrée chabine
1993
1802: The Epopee Inhabitant of Guadeloupe poster
1802: The Epopee Inhabitant of Guadeloupe
2006
L'Homme au bâton, une légende créole poster
L'Homme au bâton, une légende créole
2024
Summer in Provence
2013
Le Mystère Joséphine poster
Le Mystère Joséphine
2009
The Adulteress poster
The Adulteress
1973
Coco-the-Flower, Candidate poster
Coco-the-Flower, Candidate
1979
Everything Is Still Possible poster
Everything Is Still Possible
2011
Bitter Sugar poster
Bitter Sugar
1998
Jeu de dames
1973
Un amour de sable
1977
Yafa, Forgiveness poster
Yafa, Forgiveness
2020
Black poster
Black
1987
Corps brûlants poster
Corps brûlants
1976
Jeux de minettes poster
Jeux de minettes
1978