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The Italian director’s knotty drama remains a much-discussed provocation, a film filled with lyrical beauty but also repulsive cruelty

From schoolboy trips to booze-ups with New York garbage men, the novelist recalls how he fell for the fabulous world of opera – and managed to break in, with a staging of his book about Henry James

Trintignant’s glittering career took off with ‘A Man and a Woman’, after which he became a sought-after actor across many genres

Leading actor of the French New Wave whose prolific career included roles in A Man and a Woman, Z and Amour

French cinema legend Jean-Louis Trintignant has died at home early Friday in the Gard region of southern France at the age of 91. In 160 roles over a glittering 60-year career, the actor’s subtle, powerful performances and distinctive voice left an indelible mark on French and European cinema.

The legendary Italian filmmakers had fallen out but a football match between their respective projects Salò and Novecento brought them back together