Désiré Ecaré

Profile info

Known forDirecting

GenderMale

Birthday15 April 1939

Died16 February 2008 (age 68)

Place of birthAbidjan, Ivory Coast

Known credits4

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.