Are Marguerite Duras and Maheen Zia both of the same nationality?
Marguerite Duras Marguerite Donnadieu, known as Marguerite Duras (] ; 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), was a French novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her 1959 film "Hiroshima mon amour", earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.
Françoise Lebrun Françoise Lebrun is a French actress. She has appeared in many movies, and is especially known for her role as Veronika in "The Mother and the Whore" (1973, directed by Jean Eustache). She also worked for, amongst others, Paul Vecchiali, Marguerite Duras and Lucas Belvaux, and is the subject of the documentary "Françoise Lebrun, les voies singulières" (2008). In a Variety review of the 2004 Vecchiali film "A Vot' Bon Coeur", Lisa Nesselson called her "a supreme master of the sustained monologue."