Claude Lelouch and Jean-Luc Godard, whose 1960 movie" Breathless"(" Au Bout de Souffle" in its original

New Wave film movement with films like Breathlessby Jean-Luc Godard, went on to become a household

Jean-Paul Belmondo, a legend of French cinema, has died at the age of 88, his lawyer confirmed on Monday. The actor died at his home in Paris, his lawyer Michel Godest said." He had been very tired for some time.... He failed twice to get into the prestigious National Academy of Dramatic Arts but eventually got a spot in 1952. One of his teachers, Pierre Dux, famously told him that his career as a leading man was doomed because of his looks.... Belmondo was also a gifted athlete who often did

PARIS — France paid tribute on Thursday to screen legend Jean-Paul Belmondo, whom President Emmanuel Macron portrayed as the nation’s Everyman in a solemn homage that drew applause and tears from fans, stars and the actor’s family. Support our journalism.... ChevronRight The ceremony at the site of Napoleon’s final resting place combined military pomp and the emotion of adoring fans.... Some 1, 000 were allowed inside the immense courtyard of the gold-domed Les Invalides monument, while others

Listen 10 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Share William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director who brought chilling intensity to two generational touchstones of the 1970s, the gritty police drama “ The French Connection ” and the demonic-possession freakout “ The Exorcist, ” died Aug.... Friedkin — nicknamed Hurricane Billy for his turbulent personality and raging ambition — emerged from the Chicago slums determined to get noticed.... He was soon directing programs, and he grabbed