Jean Lacouture
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 9, 1921, Bordeaux, Gironde, France
- Died
- July 16, 2015
- Movies
- 6
Jean Lacouture (9 June 1921 – 16 July 2015) was a journalist, historian and author. He was particularly famous for his biographies.
Jean Lacouture was born in Bordeaux, France. He began his career in journalism in 1950 in Combat as diplomatic redactor. He joined Le Monde in 1951. In 1953, he worked in Cairo for France Soir, before returning to Le Monde as director for the overseas services, and grand reporter (one of the highest titles in French journalism) until 1975.
Politically engaged on the Left, Lacouture supported decolonisation, and Mitterrand from 1981. He worked for the Nouvel Observateur, and L'Histoire. He is interviewed in the 1968 documentary film about the Vietnam War entitled In the Year of the Pig.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2014 | 1954, La fin d'un monde | Self |
| 2011 | Manifesto of the 121 | Self |
| 2001 | In Praise of Love | Historian |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2002 | François Mitterrand, le roman du pouvoir | Director |
| 1974 | La république est morte à Diên Biên Phu | Director |
| 1967 | Far from Vietnam | Writer |
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