She is perhaps better known as a writer than for the films she starred in and created, despite directing over 20 films herself and contributing screenplay and dialogue to a number of others.

The fact that the filmmaker Duras is less well-known than the author is due, among other things, to the fact that the majority of the films that she herself directed have been, and still are, difficult to access. In this modest series, only India Song was directed by Duras, in return it is one of the best things she did. Ironically, Duras is said to have hated cinema, but loved making films.

In everything she produced from books, plays, essays and films, Duras showed a relentless willingness to challenge formal conventions, but also to present a female perspective. Throughout are themes such as desire and memories, language and time, in addition to the fact that the various works are sometimes loosely connected – characters may reappear or a scene may be repeated, woven together with scenes in other works. In addition, the narrator herself takes on an important position with Duras, also in the films, because the words mean so much to her.

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