the french actor Jean Louis Trintignantbest known to contemporary audiences for his role in lovein Michael Hanke, died at the age of 91. The actor’s wife, Marianne, confirmed the news to Agence FrancePresse. [via Variety]not to mention the cause of death.
Trintignant played the husband who bravely faces his wife’s degenerative disease (Emmanuelle Riva) in the 2012 film, which was nominated for five Oscars. Although Trintignant missed out on an Oscar, he won the César, the French equivalent of an Oscar, for the role.
It was the actor’s only win for the award after four other nominations for A Mulher de Minha Vida (1986), A Fraternidade é Vermelha (1994), Fiesta (1995) and Os Que Amam Will Take the Train (1998).
Trintignant also garnered awards at European festivals, winning Best Actor at Cannes for Z (1969), a classic by CostaGavras; and in Berlin by L’Homme Qui Ment (1968).
Other prominent roles in his filmography are And God Created Woman (1956), by Roger Vadim; A Man, A Woman (1966), by Claude Lelouch; and Stranger Than Fiction (2006), one of his rare Hollywood appearances.
Trintignant also tried his hand at directing twice, in Devil’s Day (1973) and Le Maitre Nageur (1979). His last film appearance was in The Best Years of Life (2019), again directed by Lelouch.
The actor is survived by his wife and son Vincent, also an actor and director.
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