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Jean-Jacques Beineix, director of Diva and Betty Blue, 1946 to 2022

Along with Luc Besson and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Beineix was one of the major figures of the ‘cinéma du look’ – the stylish 1980s refit of French cinema that saw the country move beyond the New Wave.

By Phil Powrie

Jean-Jacques Beineix, director of Diva and Betty Blue, 1946 to 2022
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