While mainly a stage director, she has been involved in some films. She shared an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay for "L'Homme de Rio" ("That Man from Rio", 1964). Her movie "1789" (filmed from the live production), which dealt with the French Revolution, brought her international fame in 1974. In 1978, she wrote and directed "Molière", a biography of the famous French playwright, which earned her a Palme d'Or nomination at Cannes. She collaborated with Hélène Cixous on a number of projects including "La Nuit miraculeuse" and "Tambours sur la digue", two made-for-television movies in 1989 and 2003 respectively. In 1987, she was the first recipient of the Europe Theatre Prize.