Marie Cardinal

Marie Cardinal born Simone Odette MarieThérèse Cardinal 9 March 1929 9 May 2001 was a French novelist and occasional actress Cardinal was born in French Algeria and was the sister of the film director Pierre Cardinal She received a degree in philosophy from the Sorbonne and in 1953 married the French playwright actor and director JeanPierre Ronfard They had three children Alice Benoit and Benedict From 1953 to 1960 she taught philosophy at schools in Salonica Lisbon Vienna and Montreal Cardinal published her first novel Écoutez la Mer Listen to the Sea in 1962 During the 1960s she published three more novels and was involved with films as well In 1967 she had a role in JeanLuc Godards film Deux Ou Trois Choses Que Je Sais Delle and played the memorable role of Mouchettes mother in Robert Bressons film Mouchette In 1972 Cardinal published La Clé Sur La Porte The Key of the Door followed by Les Mots Pour Le Dire The Words to Say It in 1975 these two novels were best sellers and established her reputation Les Mots Pour Le Dire was the first book by Cardinal to be published in the United States Source Article Marie Cardinal from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30