He had been one of the faces of French cinema for almost six decades.
Actor and director Jacques Perrin died on Thursday at the age of 80.
“The family has the immense sadness to inform you of the disappearance of the filmmaker Jacques Perrin, who died on Thursday April 21 in Paris.
He died peacefully at the age of 80, ”announced his relatives in a statement sent by his son, Mathieu Simonet.
Unforgettable in "The Girl with a Suitcase", "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort", "Peau d'âne", "Le Crabe-drum" or even "Cinema Paradiso", the one who began his career as an actor then turned towards directing and producing (“Microcosmos: Le Peuple de l’herbe”, which won him the César for best producer in 1997, “Himalaya: L’Enfance d’un chef”, “Le Peuple migrateur”…)
