Farewell to Jean-Louis Trintignant. From Il Sorpasso to Amour, his most famous films

Jean-Louis Trintignant, the great French actor, passed away at 91 on June 17, 2022. His long career began in the mid-1950s and ended in 2019 after more than 120 films. Here are some of the most famous

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The Overtaking (1962) – In 1962, Trintignant starred alongside Vittorio Gassman in Dino Riso’s masterpiece Overtaking

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Success (1963) – The following year, again alongside Gassman, he is directed by another Italian director, Mauro Morassi (with uncredited Dino Risi), in The success, subject and screenplay signed by Ruggero Maccari and Ettore Scola. Music by Ennio Morricone

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The castle in Sweden (1963) – 1963 is also the year of The castle in Swedenfilm by Roger Vadim in which he stars alongside Monica Vitti

I kill, you kill (1965) – In 1965 he acted in the episodic film by Gianni Puccini, I kill, you kill. The title of the episode is him The woman who lived alonein which he shares the set with Emanuelle Riva

One Man, One Woman (1966) – In 1966, Trintignant works in One man, one woman, film by Claude Lelouch. The film is an extraordinary success, it wins the Oscar for best foreign film and the Grand Prix for best film at the 19th Cannes Film Festival ex aequo with Ladies and gentlemen by Pietro Germi

Z – The orgy of power (1969) – Costa-Gavras political thriller, Z – The orgy of power gives another masterful interpretation of Jean-Louis Trintignant, who wins the award for best actor at Cannes

Put, one night for dinner (1969) – In the same year, Trintignant is in the room with Think about a night at dinnera comedy by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi

The Crime Thief (1969) – Still in 1969, it is directed by his wife Nadine Trintignant in The crime thief

The Conformist (1970) – Another Italian experience, this time directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, in 1970 with The conformist

Sunday Woman (1975) – In 1975 he starred in The Sunday woman by Luigi Comencini

Desert of the Tartars (1976) – The following year he was directed again by an Italian director, starring in The desert of the Tartarsthe latest film by Valerio Zurlini, based on the novel of the same name by Dino Buzzati

Finally Sunday (1983) – In 1983 he starred, alongside Fanny Ardant, in the latest film by François Truffaut, Finally Sunday

Three Colors – Red Film (1994) – in the mid-90s, in 1994, he starred in Three Colors – Red Film, the last film by Krzysztof Kieślowski

Amour (2013) – Trintignant’s career finale is also packed with unforgettable films and performances. In 2013, already in his eighties, he returns alongside Emanuelle Riva for Amourfilm by Michael Haneke, Palme d’Or at Cannes and Oscar for best foreign language film

The best years of our life (2019) – The best years of our life is the last film of his long career released in 2019, and is the third of the trilogy open with A man, a woman. Once again with the direction of Claude Lelouch