Aug 24, 1939 - Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
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).
No cast credits available.
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| Movie | 1982 | An Ice Cream With Two scoops ... | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | An Ice Cream With Two scoops ... | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Black | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1976 | Corps brûlants | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2010 | Lost Heritage | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2013 | Summer in Provence | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2013 | Summer in Provence | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2004 | Cracking Up | Director | Directing |
| Movie | N/A | Déchaînements charnels | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2011 | Everything Is Still Possible | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2011 | Everything Is Still Possible | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2009 | Le mystère Joséphine | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Jeu de dames | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2012 | The Legend | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2012 | Pani pwoblem | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1978 | Jeux de minettes | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2012 | Pani pwoblem | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1969 | Les Stabiles | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Jeu de dames | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1998 | Bitter Sugar | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1998 | Bitter Sugar | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2024 | L'Homme au bâton, une légende créole | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Jeu de dames | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Yafa, Forgiveness | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1983 | Adieu foulards | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Coco-the-Flower, Candidate | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1977 | Un amour de sable | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1998 | Bitter Sugar | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Coco-the-Flower, Candidate | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Vivre libre ou mourir | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Chap'la | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Mamito | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1993 | Une sacrée chabine | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2006 | 1802: The Epopee Inhabitant of Guadeloupe | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | The Adulteress | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Chap'la | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Black | Writer | Writing |
