Celebrity Biographies
Alain Corneau
The prestigious French filmmaker Alain Corneau has died at the age of 67 in the French capital. The person in charge of All the mornings of the world suffered from cancer. Throughout his career he had directed great actors in French cinema. “He was a brave man and a great director,” French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a statement.
Born on August 7, 1943, in Meung-sur-Loire (Loiret), Alain Corneau was always passionate about American popular culture and music, especially jazz, but little by little he also became interested in cinema. He ended up studying film editing and directing at IDHEC, a Parisian school.
He got his start in film as an assistant to notable directors, including Roger Corman , on Target: Harry , and Costa-Gavras, on L’Aveu . He made his feature film debut in the thriller arena, with France société anonyme , followed by Policía Python 357 , with Yves Montand and Simone Signoret , which was internationally successful. An avid reader, of the 16 films he directed, seven were adaptations of novels.
Gérard Depardieu starred in All the Mornings of the World , the film with the greatest impact by the director. The film was the biography of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, one of the most important viola teachers in French history. Just before he died, the director had premiered in France –in mid-August– Crime d’amour , a thriller starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier , which can be seen at the Toronto Film Festival.