Piccoli in Nice, 1983. ‘I don’t like motorways. I prefer side roads,’ is how he described his acting choices (AFP/Getty) Piccoli, who died aged 94 of a stroke at his home in the northern town of Saint ...

Michel Piccoli, a versatile and omnipresent face of French film who worked with directors including Luis Buñuel and Jean-Luc Godard, bringing a touch of melancholy, menace and libertine glee to movies ...

For more than half a century, there seemed to be one constant in French cinema – the actor Michel Piccoli. With his death at the age of 94 something vital has disappeared from the screen. Never young ...

French acting legend Michel Piccoli, whose screen career spanned around seven decades, has died aged 94. The news was confirmed by his family to AFP, revealing he passed away “in the arms of his wife ...

Michel Piccoli, the French screen star known for roles in Luis Buñuel’s “Belle de jour” and Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt,” has died. He was 94. The actor’s family confirmed his death last week to AFP ...

From Godard’s Le Mépris to Nanni Moretti’s We Have a Pope, Piccoli’s prolific career saw him evolve into a legend of European cinema Michel Piccoli dies aged 94 A life in pictures In his 70-year ...