Christian Lara | |
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| Born | 25 January 1939 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe (France) |
| Died | 9 September 2023 (aged 84) Fort-de-France, Martinique (France) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and producer, screenwriter, cinematographer |
| Years active | 1973–2023 |
Christian Lara (25 January 1939 – 9 September 2023) was a Guadeloupean film director and producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. Having shot more than twenty feature films in the Caribbean, France, Canada, and Africa, he is regarded by many as "the Father of French Antilles cinema".