Richard Dembo
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Richard Dembo was a French
director
and screenwriter
.
Dembo achieved worldwide recoginition with his first film: La diagonale du fou
. For the direction of this film Dembo received an Oscar
in 1984 for best foreign film, as well as other numerous awards (César, Prix Louis Delluc...). Michel Piccoli starred in this film as a Russian orthodox Soviet citizen.
In 1993 Dembo directed L'instinct de l'ange with Hélène Vincent
, Jean-Louis Trintignant
, François Cluzet
und Lambert Wilson
. After a long pause during which he directed no films, Dembo directed La maison de Nina.
November 11, 2004 Dembo unexpectedly died in Paris under the symptoms of an intestinal obstruction
. He was buried in Israel.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Dembo achieved worldwide recoginition with his first film: La diagonale du fou
La diagonale du fou
Dangerous Moves is a 1984 French-language film about chess, directed by Richard Dembo and starring Michel Piccoli and Alexandre Arbatt. Its original French title is La diagonale du fou . The film was a co-production between companies in France and Switzerland...
. For the direction of this film Dembo received an Oscar
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
in 1984 for best foreign film, as well as other numerous awards (César, Prix Louis Delluc...). Michel Piccoli starred in this film as a Russian orthodox Soviet citizen.
In 1993 Dembo directed L'instinct de l'ange with Hélène Vincent
Hélène Vincent
Hélène Vincent, born 9 September 1943, is a French actress.She received a César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1989 for her role as Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy in Life Is a Long Quiet River and another in 1992 for J'embrasse pas....
, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant is a French actor who has enjoyed an international acclaim. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Career:...
, François Cluzet
François Cluzet
François Cluzet is a French film and theatre actor, best known in the English-speaking world for starring in the 2006 French film "Tell No One", based on the novel of the same name by the American author Harlan Coben...
und Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson is a French actor. He is internationally known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, the son of Georges Wilson, who was an actor, theatrical manager and director of the Theatre National de Paris.Wilson screen tested for The...
. After a long pause during which he directed no films, Dembo directed La maison de Nina.
November 11, 2004 Dembo unexpectedly died in Paris under the symptoms of an intestinal obstruction
Ileus
Ileus is a disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract.Ileus is commonly defined simply as bowel obstruction. However, authoritative sources define it as decreased motor activity of the GI tract due to non-mechanical causes...
. He was buried in Israel.