American filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, figure of the “
New Hollywood
” movement and director of
The Last Screening
, has died at the age of 82, his agent announced Thursday (January 6th).
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Entering the world of cinema as a critic, Peter Bogdanovich made his directorial debut with
La Cible
, before devoting himself to writing his ode to 1950s America,
The Last Session
(1971).
The film, set in a small town in Texas going through hard times, garnered eight Oscar nominations, winning two statuettes.
Some observers have compared it to Orson Welles' masterpiece
Citizen Kane
.
"A herald of cinema"
“
I am devastated. He was a great and wonderful artist. I will never forget the premiere of
The Last Screening
, ”reacted star director Francis Ford Coppola. "
I remember the end (of the screening), the audience stood up all around me to applaud for at least 15 minutes ... May they rest in joy for all eternity, savoring the uplifting moment. our applause forever,
”the filmmaker added in a statement.
After other successes in the early 1970s, such as
On s'fait la suitise, doctor?
with Barbra Streisand and
Cotton Candy
, Peter Bogdanovich's career began to decline, with a series of flops.
The director had also bonded with model Dorothy Stratten, who was killed by her husband shortly before the release of
Everybody Laughs
, where she appeared onscreen alongside Audrey Hepburn.
After marrying Dorothy Stratten's half-sister and then ruining himself, Peter Bogdanovich left Los Angeles for New York, where he became a film critic again.
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Towards the end of his career, he had played in cinema and television, notably playing the shrink of Tony Soprano in the series
The Sopranos
, or a DJ in
Kill Bill
by Quentin Tarantino.
He was born in 1939 in Kingston, New York.
The causes of his death have not been specified.
" He
was a dear friend and a herald of the cinema
", tweeted the Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, greeting someone who "
made masterpieces
" and was moreover "
very pleasant
".
