Artmedia talent agency said Monday that Corneau had suffered from cancer and died overnight.
In a career lasting more than 35 years, Corneau directed many legends of French cinema, including Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu.
Corneau directed Depardieu and his son Guillaume in "Tous les Matins du Monde" - a film about a 17th-century musician that garnered critical acclaim at home and abroad.
Corneau got his start in cinema as the assistant of Greek filmmaker Costa-Gavras, and made more than a dozen films. His latest, "Love Crime," opened in France in mid-August
Alain Corneau was buried on September 4, 2010 at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in
Paris.
Artmedia talent agency said Monday that Corneau had suffered from cancer and died overnight.
In a career lasting more than 35 years, Corneau directed many legends of French cinema, including Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu.
Corneau directed Depardieu and his son Guillaume in "Tous les Matins du Monde" - a film about a 17th-century musician that garnered critical acclaim at home and abroad.
Corneau got his start in cinema as the assistant of Greek filmmaker Costa-Gavras, and made more than a dozen films. His latest, "Love Crime," opened in France in mid-August
Alain Corneau was buried on September 4, 2010 at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in
Paris.
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