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Emmanuelle Riva in "Amour," in 2012. It won the Oscar for best foreign language film.
Darius Khondji/Sony Pictures Classics; thumbnail (from “Hiroshima Mon Amour”) via Everett Collection
Emmanuelle Riva
Died on January 27, 2017 at age 89
Ms. Riva’s performance in the antiwar film “Hiroshima Mon Amour” in 1959 placed her at the center of the French New Wave. More than a half century later, she became the oldest person nominated for an Academy Award for best lead actor or actress for her role in “Amour.“
Notable Deaths 2017
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