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Michel Piccoli: French film star who worked with Bunuel and Godard

The late Michel Piccoli in the role of his lifetime, as an artist in Jacques Rivette's 1991 masterpiece La Belle Noiseuse

The French actor Michel Piccoli died on 12 May, and when I looked at his filmography — filled with great works like Godard’s Contempt and Buñuel’s Belle de Jour — one film stood out. Take this scene where the Piccoli character, named Frenhofer, begins work on a painting he’s been wanting to do his whole life, even after his mental …

French actor Michel Piccoli dies at 94

Acclaimed French actor Michel Piccoli, known for films Le Mepris and Belle De Jour, has died at the age of 94. Close to home, he worked with Godard on Contempt and Passion, and starred in Spanish director Bunuel's films such as 1967's Belle de Jour, 1969's The Milky Way and 1972's The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie. Piccoli bagged the …

French cinema star Michel Piccoli dies at 94

Acclaimed French actor Michel Piccoli, known for films "Le Mepris" and "Belle De Jour", has died at the age of 94. Close to home, he worked with Godard on "Contempt" and "Passion", and starred in Spanish director Bunuel's films such as 1967's "Belle de jour", 1969's "The Milky Way" and 1972's "The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie". Piccoli bagged the …

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French actor Michel Piccoli, art-house star, is dead at 94

In this 1974 photo, French actor Michel Piccoli talks with Swedish actress Liv Ullmann at the Cannes Film Festival. French actor Michel Piccoli, a prolific screen star who appeared in landmark films by directors such as Luis Buñuel — including in his Academy Award-winning “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” — and Jean-Luc Godard, has died. His most memorable appearance …

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