The "Oscar" nominee French director and screenwriter Jean-Charles Takela has died at the age of 98, AFP reported, citing his family.
Takela is best known for the comedy "Cousin, Cousin", which he directed and co-wrote and which became a hit in the US, where he received an Oscar nomination. in 1977
Jean-Charles Takela, who is also the former president of the French Film Library, died yesterday "in his sleep" at his home in Versailles, his family told AFP today.
Takela is one of the pillars of "Objective-49" - an avant-garde film club presided over by Jean Cocteau, which laid the foundation for the future New Wave.
The most famous film of Jean-Charles Takelas, a lover of stories with many heroes and charming characters, is "Cousin, Cousin". The tape presents a whirlwind of emotions, interrupted by birthdays, weddings and funerals. The story about the troubles between a young woman and her cousin, which upset the family, was nominated for an "Oscar" in 1977 for Best Foreign Film, Screenplay and Actress (Marie-Christine Barot). In 1989, the American director Joel Schumacher remade the original into a film with the title "Cousins" and starring Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini.