Jean-Luc Godard, the highly influential director and pioneer of the French New Wave movement in the 1960s, has died at age 91.
, he exhibited a style so unique that it was key in the creation and legacy of the cinematic movement known as the French New Wave—a riposte to traditional filmmaking whose members included Agnès Varda, Jacques Demy, and François Truffaut. From there, Godard became not only influential, but also prolific. By the time his final film,, premiered in 2018, he had screened no less than 21 films at the Cannes Film Festival.
In a testament to Godard’s impact, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the late director immediately after the news of his passing broke. “We have lost a national treasure, a man who had the vision of a genius,” he wrote in French. Lena Dunham,director Edgar Wright, and more admirers quickly followed suit. Keep track of the remembrances, here.