Directing
Désiré Ecaré
Born — Died
1939-04-15 — 2008-02-16
Place of birth
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Known for
Directing
Credits
8 titles
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.
Known for
8.0A 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
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La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
1965
6.4Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?
Concerto for an Exile
1968
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
Film credits
1960s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
8.0A 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
8.0A 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
8.0A 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
6.4Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?
Concerto for an Exile
1968
6.4Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?
Concerto for an Exile
1968
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