Simone Duvalier imperious bearing, Haitians referred to her as "Mama Doc". She was, like her husband, reported to be a Vodou expert. She cultivated the image of a benefactor; dispensing charity to inhabitants of "Cite Simone", a planned settlement named for her that is known today as Cité Soleil, one of the most miserable slums in Latin America. Simone Duvalier's influence reached its peak after the death of her husband on 21 April 1971, when her nineteen-year-old son Jean-Claude Duvalier succeeded his father as Haiti's "President for Life". Simone Duvalier retained the title of First Lady, and relished the power it conferred.
Jean-Claude Lord with considerable panache. It was the subject of an intensive critical debate about its credentials as a left-wing film. In 1982, he directed his first English-language film, "Visiting Hours", a low-budget horror movie that remains a cult favorite. In 1986, Lord worked for the first time in television on the series "Lance et Compte", a series which he would revisit several times years later. Since then he has worked primarily in television on several other series and Made-for-TV movies. Jean-Claude Lord Jean-Claude Lord (born June 6, 1943) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was one of the most