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Director Jacques Rozier, who was regarded as the last surviving member of the French New Wave, has died. He was 96. French media reported that a close acquaintance of the filmmaker had confirmed his death on June 2 in his native city of Paris, after a short spell in hospital…

The French New Wave, or La Nouvelle Vague is one of the most important movements in film history.  Its fresh energy and vision changed the cinematic landscape during the 50s and 60s and greatly impacted pop culture. The new wave of cinematic auteurs was on the rise and pushed back on the traditional form of…

Stubborn and iconoclastic as always, Jean-Luc Godard has passed to another realm–and by his own choice–at age 91. Ever impudent and exasperating, forever pushing boundaries but remaining elusive, and an artist in every fiber of his being, Godard always did exactly what he wanted to do; for a few years many followed…

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 filmmaker. A family representative told the BBC that Godard died by assisted suicide in Switzerland. Jean-Luc Godard's Films: A…