
Directing
Désiré Ecaré
Born 1939-04-15 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
8.5A young Ivorian man travels to Paris in search of his white wife and their daughter, after she has returned to France. His journey through the city becomes an account of a mixed marriage and the social tensions surrounding it. The film, Désiré Ecaré's feature debut, unfolds as a satirical comedy set to a score by Memphis Slim.
Take Care France
1970
8.5A young Ivorian man travels to Paris in search of his white wife and their daughter, after she has returned to France. His journey through the city becomes an account of a mixed marriage and the social tensions surrounding it. The film, Désiré Ecaré's feature debut, unfolds as a satirical comedy set to a score by Memphis Slim.
Take Care France
1970
8.5A young Ivorian man travels to Paris in search of his white wife and their daughter, after she has returned to France. His journey through the city becomes an account of a mixed marriage and the social tensions surrounding it. The film, Désiré Ecaré's feature debut, unfolds as a satirical comedy set to a score by Memphis Slim.
Take Care France
1970
4.9At a festival, a chorus of women sing and dance as two stories unfold. In a village, a young women with a jealous husband gives him something to be jealous about when his younger brother visits from the city.
Faces of Women
1985
4.9At a festival, a chorus of women sing and dance as two stories unfold. In a village, a young women with a jealous husband gives him something to be jealous about when his younger brother visits from the city.
Faces of Women
1985
6.0Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?
Concerto for an Exile
1968
6.0Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?
Concerto for an Exile
1968

