Jean-Luc Godard Cause of Death

Film director, Jean-Luc Godard, who spearheaded the revolutionary French New Wave of cinema has died. He aged 91.

Godard died on September 13, 2022, at his home in Rolle, Switzerland, following an assisted suicide procedure.

During his early career as a film critic for the influential magazine, Cahiers du Cinema, Godard criticised mainstream French cinema’s Tradition of Quality, which emphasised established convention over innovation and experimentation.

Godard has been recognised as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century and one of the leaders of the French New Wave.

On December 4, 2019, an art installation piece created by Godard opened at the Fondazione Prada in Milan.