Pixar’s “Soul,” Wes Anderson’s star-packed “The French Dispatch” and Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” and Lover’s Rock” are among the 56 movies which will receive a Cannes 2020 label as part of the festival’s eclectic Official Selection.
18.05.2020 - 20:27 / nme.com
Actor famously worked with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard.
French acting legend Michel Piccoli, whose screen career spanned around seven decades, has died aged 94.
The news was confirmed by his family to AFP, revealing he passed away “in the arms of his wife Ludivine and his children Inord and Missia after a stroke”.
Piccoli was well-known for working with notable directors such as Luis Bunuel, Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle, as well as his versatility in characters.
Real name Jacques Daniel
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Michel Piccoli has sadly passed away at the age of 94.
Michel Piccoli, the prolific French actor known for his leading roles in such films as Jean-Luc Godard'sContemptand Luis Buñuel'sBelle de jour, has died. He was 94.
Prolific French actor Michel Piccoli, well known for his memorable performances in seminal European movies “Le Mépris (Contempt)” and “Belle De Jour,” has died aged 94 his family has confirmed to French media.