Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Duras wrote her world bestseller "The Lover" at the age of seventy. The story behind it took place around 1929 in Indochina, when a wealthy Chinese man seduced the then fifteen-year-old girl and became infatuated with her. Throughout her life, her romantic escapades would cause quite a stir, just as her political engagement did. A previously overlooked common thread runs through her extensive and experimental work: a passion for the sea. Since her childhood on the Gulf of Siam, Duras was fascinated by the wild power of the oceans; they became the backdrop for her novels, a literary symbol of her love affairs, and an inspiration for her films. Jens Rosteck follows Marguerite Duras along the coasts and beaches of her work, shedding new light on her colorful life.