The director of the Nouvelle Vague, the Franco-Swiss
Jean-Luc Godard
, has died at the age of 91.
The French newspaper Libération reports this.
Godard was one of the
founders of the current of the Nouvelle Vague
, and one of the directors who most influenced French cinema.
Over 150 works by him between films and videos.
Godard resorted to assisted suicide in Switzerland: "
he was not sick, he was just exhausted
", reveals a source close to the director quoted by Libération.
Among the most famous, what is considered the manifesto of the Nouvelle Vague,
'A bout de souffle' (Last breath)
, shot in 1960, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg.
Then,
'Contempt'
, with Brigitte Bardot and Michel Piccoli, 'Pierrot le fou' (The 11 o'clock bandit), again with Jean-Paul Belmondo, and "Si salvi chi chi (life)", with Isabelle Huppert.
Jean-Luc Godard - "Kubrick takes advantage of Vietnam"
.
"In French cinema, it was like an apparition
. Then, he became a master of it": so in a tweet, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, recalls Jean-Luc Godard, the director of the Nouvelle Vague, who died today at the age of 91.
"He was the most iconoclastic of the directors of the Nouvelle Vague - recalls Macron - he had invented an absolutely modern, intensely free art. We lose a national treasure, a genius look".
ANSA agency
Cinema bows to Jean-Luc Godard - Culture & Entertainment
He had been absent from the public for some time, but the creative vein did not stop (ANSA)
Venice remembers it, it had two golden lions at the exhibition
.
The president, the board of directors, the director of the Venice Film Festival and the Venice Biennale all remember with great emotion and admiration the director Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most important and influential authors in the history of cinema, protagonist and symbol of that watershed movement between classic and modern cinema that was the Nouvelle Vague.
At the 1982 Venice Biennale International Film Festival directed by Carlo Lizzani, Jean-Luc Godard was awarded the Golden Lion for his career.
At the 1983 Exhibition, the International Jury chaired by Bernardo Bertolucci awarded his Prénom Carmen (1983) with the Golden Lion.
Jean-Luc Godard belongs to the history of the Venice Film Festival.
Overall, he has participated in the competition and has been awarded several times since the beginning of his career,
with some of his most original and intense works that made him famous, such as This is my life (Vivre sa vie, Special Jury Prize), A married woman (Une femme mariée, 1964), Il bandito delle 11 (Pierrot le fou, 1965), The Chinese (La chinoise, 1967, Special Jury Prize), Crack master, everything is fine (Tout va bien, 1972), Numéro deux (1976).
Later, as well as with the Golden Lion Prénom Carmen, Jean-Luc Godard was present in Venice with Germany nine zero (Allemagne 90 neuf zéro, 1991, Gold Medal of the Presidency of the Senate, Osella d'oro for the column sound), Ahimè (Hélas pour moi, 1993), For Ever Mozart (1996) and Dans le noir du temps (2002).
A married woman (Une femme mariée, 1964), Il bandito delle 11 (Pierrot le fou, 1965), The Chinese (La chinoise, 1967, Special Jury Prize), Crepa padrone, tutto okay (Tout va bien, 1972) , Numéro deux (1976).
Later, as well as with the Golden Lion Prénom Carmen, Jean-Luc Godard was present in Venice with Germany nine zero (Allemagne 90 neuf zéro, 1991, Gold Medal of the Presidency of the Senate, Osella d'oro for the column sound), Ahimè (Hélas pour moi, 1993), For Ever Mozart (1996) and Dans le noir du temps (2002).
A married woman (Une femme mariée, 1964), Il bandito delle 11 (Pierrot le fou, 1965), The Chinese (La chinoise, 1967, Special Jury Prize), Crepa padrone, tutto okay (Tout va bien, 1972) , Numéro deux (1976).
Later, as well as with the Golden Lion Prénom Carmen, Jean-Luc Godard was present in Venice with Germany nine zero (Allemagne 90 neuf zéro, 1991, Gold Medal of the Presidency of the Senate, Osella d'oro for the column sound), Ahimè (Hélas pour moi, 1993), For Ever Mozart (1996) and Dans le noir du temps (2002).