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Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut…
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entertainment · French actor (1930–2022) · film director · screenwriter · audiobook narrator · character actor · racing automobile driver · stage actor · film actor · actor · director · also Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant, Jean Louis Trintignant, Trintignant
Born 11 December 1930 · Died 17 June 2022 · Q106204
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2025· 1 entry
2022· 9 entries
collider: In Memory of Jean-Louis Trintignant: The French Star's 10 Most Memorable Performances
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New York Post: Jean-Louis Trintignant dead at 91: ‘A Man and a Woman’ star was French film icon
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Digital Journal: Jean-Louis Trintignant, ‘wonderful talent’ of French cinema, dies at 91
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Yahoo: Jean-Louis Trintignant Dies: French Actor Known For ‘Amour’, ‘Z’ & ‘The Conformist’ Was 91
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Variety: Jean-Louis Trintignant, French Star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ ‘Amour,’ Dies at 91
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People: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Legendary French 'Amour' Actor, Dead at 91
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Yahoo: Jean-Louis Trintignant, French Star of ‘The Conformist’ and ‘Amour,’ Dies at 91
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IndieWire: Jean-Louis Trintignant Dead at 91: French Legend Defined Art Cinema for Over 60 Years
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Died 2022-06-17.
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2018· 3 entries
Trintignant announced that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and would not be seeking treatment
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“s film The Best Years of a Life (Les plus belles années d”
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In 2018, Trintignant announced that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and would not be seeking treatment.
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2017· 1 entry
“he has the most complete mastery of the cinematic discipline, from technical aspects like sound and photography to the way he handles actors”
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded César Award for Best Actor for Amour (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded European Film Award for Best Actor for Amour (2012).
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1994· 1 entry
Starred in Krzysztof Kieślowski's final film, Three Colors: Red
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1969· 2 entries
Awarded Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for Z (1969).
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They had three children: Vincent, Pauline (who died of crib death in 1969), and Marie Trintignant (21 January 1962 – 1 August 2003).
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1968· 2 entries
Earned Silver Bear for Best Actor for The Man Who Lies (1968).
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Earned Silver Bear (1968).
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1955· 1 entry
And the following year he gained stardom with his performance opposite Brigitte Bardot in Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman
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1951· 1 entry
And went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era
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1933· 2 entries
While practising on the Péronne racetrack in Picardy
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He was the nephew of racing driver Louis Trintignant, who was killed in 1933 while practising on the Péronne racetrack in Picardy.
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1930· 1 entry
Born 1930-12-11.
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