Christian Lara

Birthday: 1939-08-24
Birthplace: Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Gender: Male

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).

Credits

Year Title
Déchaînements charnels
2024-10-09 L'Homme au bâton, une légende créole
2020-09-14 Yafa, Forgiveness
2013-02-09 Summer in Provence
2012-01-28 Pani pwoblem
2012-01-01 The Legend
2011-11-17 Everything Is Still Possible
2010-09-02 Lost Heritage
2009-12-31 Le mystère Joséphine
2006-05-10 1802: The Epopee Inhabitant of Guadeloupe
2004-05-01 Cracking Up
1998-01-02 Bitter Sugar
1993-03-31 Une sacrée chabine
1987-03-30 Black
1983-12-28 Adieu foulards
1982-03-17 An Ice Cream With Two scoops ...
1980-03-19 Chap'la
1980-01-09 Mamito
1980-01-02 Vivre libre ou mourir
1979-02-14 Coco-the-Flower, Candidate
1978-08-30 Jeux de minettes
1977-11-30 Un amour de sable
1976-06-02 Corps brûlants
1973-06-07 The Adulteress
1973-05-17 Jeu de dames
1969-10-05 Les Stabiles