Désiré Ecaré

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

Take Care France poster
8.5

A 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

Take Care France poster
8.5

A 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

Take Care France poster
8.5

A 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

Faces of Women poster
4.9

At 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

Faces of Women poster
4.9

At 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

Concerto for an Exile poster
6.0

Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?

Concerto for an Exile

1968

Concerto for an Exile poster
6.0

Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?

Concerto for an Exile

1968