The French filmmaker Alain Resnais died at age 91. Resnais died on Saturday. According to Jean-Louis Livi, a producer he was working with, he was “editing drafts even from his hospital bed.”
Resnais was known for his film, “Last Year at Marianbad.” The 1961 movie was considered one of the best in terms of French New Wave artistry. His other films included “Providence,” “Mon Oncle d’Amerique,” “Smoking/ No Smoking,” “Hiroshima Mon Amour” and “The Life of Riley.” “The Life of Riley” was awarded the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer prize when it premiered this year at the Berlin Film Festival.
According to the Associated Press, Thierry Fremaux, head of the Cannes Film Festival said, “He pushed the aesthetic and narrative experimentation very far, and then he completely renewed his style."
Many who supported the career of the award winning director honored his memory on Sunday, including Pierre Arditi and French foreign minister Laurent Fabius. According to The Guardian, Fabius was hailed as “a very great talent.”
Resnais received a lifetime achievement award at Cannes Film Festival in 2009.