Jean-Luc Godard, a leading figure of the French New Wave, has died. He was 91. The French newspaper Liberation first reported the news which was confirmed to Deadline by a source close to the filmm…
he French newspaper Liberation first reported the news which was confirmed to Deadline by a source close to the filmmaker
Best known for his radical and politically driven work, Godard was among the most acclaimed directors of his generation with classic films such aswhich catapulted him onto the world scene in 1960. The film was from a treatment by his contemporary and former friend François Truffaut and followed the story of a young American woman in Paris, played by Hollywood star Jean Seberg, and her doomed affair with a young rebel on the run, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Born in Paris in 1930, Godard grew up and attended school in Nyon, Switzerland. After moving back to Paris after finishing school in 1949, Godard found a home amongst the burgeoning group of young film critics in the city’s ciné clubs. Godard began writing for the new film magazines, including Andre Bazin’s soon-to-be-influential Cahiers du Cinema., which was banned until 1963, and starred the director’s future wife, Anna Karina. Godard was married to Karina from 1961 to 1965.
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