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In memoriam: obituaries of those who died in 2025

By Bob Mastrangelo

In memoriam: obituaries of those who died in 2025

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Béla Tarr obituary: Hungary’s slow-cinema visionary

By Jonathan Romney

Béla Tarr obituary: Hungary’s slow-cinema visionary

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Brigitte Bardot obituary: French star who redefined female sexuality on screen

By Ginette Vincendeau

Brigitte Bardot obituary: French star who redefined female sexuality on screen

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Rob Reiner obituary: Hollywood director behind a golden run of 1980s and 90s classics

By Adam Nayman

Rob Reiner obituary: Hollywood director behind a golden run of 1980s and 90s classics

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Lindsey Vickers obituary: onetime feature director behind rediscovered British horror The Appointment

By Vic Pratt

Lindsey Vickers obituary: onetime feature director behind rediscovered British horror The Appointment

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Peter Watkins obituary: radical British filmmaker behind The War Game and Punishment Park

By William Fowler

Peter Watkins obituary: radical British filmmaker behind The War Game and Punishment Park

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Ken Jacobs obituary: giant of the American avant-garde working at the limits of perception

By William Rose

Ken Jacobs obituary: giant of the American avant-garde working at the limits of perception

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Claudia Cardinale obituary: international star who worked with Fellini, Leone and Visconti

By Pasquale Iannone

Claudia Cardinale obituary: international star who worked with Fellini, Leone and Visconti

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Terence Stamp obituary: magnetic 60s icon who enjoyed a Superman comeback

By David Parkinson

Terence Stamp obituary: magnetic 60s icon who enjoyed a Superman comeback

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Mark Peploe obituary: British screenwriter who wrote for Antonioni and Bertolucci

By Stephen Dalton

Mark Peploe obituary: British screenwriter who wrote for Antonioni and Bertolucci

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Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina obituary: the first Arab and African director to win Cannes’ Palme d’Or

By Joseph Fahim

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina obituary: the first Arab and African director to win Cannes’ Palme d’Or

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Marcel Ophuls obituary: veteran documentary-maker behind the monumental The Sorrow and the Pity

By Nick James

Marcel Ophuls obituary: veteran documentary-maker behind the monumental The Sorrow and the Pity

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Paddy Higson obituary: a pioneering, prolific producer of Scottish film and TV

By Douglas Weir

Paddy Higson obituary: a pioneering, prolific producer of Scottish film and TV

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Richard Chamberlain obituary: dashing star of Dr. Kildare, Shōgun and The Three Musketeers

By David Parkinson

Richard Chamberlain obituary: dashing star of Dr. Kildare, Shōgun and The Three Musketeers

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Val Kilmer obituary: mercurial A-lister who toggled between total immersion and resistance

By Adam Nayman

Val Kilmer obituary: mercurial A-lister who toggled between total immersion and resistance

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Masahiro Shinoda obituary: Japanese New Wave director behind Pale Flower and the original Silence

By Alexander Jacoby

Masahiro Shinoda obituary: Japanese New Wave director behind Pale Flower and the original Silence

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Gene Hackman obituary: New Hollywood leading man who became an icon of American cinema

By Adam Nayman

Gene Hackman obituary: New Hollywood leading man who became an icon of American cinema

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Joan Plowright obituary: great dame of British stage and screen

By Kate Stables

Joan Plowright obituary: great dame of British stage and screen

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David Lynch: the dream engine who altered our orbit

By Michael Atkinson

David Lynch: the dream engine who altered our orbit

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Marisa Paredes obituary: international Spanish star and vital Almodóvar collaborator

By Maria Delgado

Marisa Paredes obituary: international Spanish star and vital Almodóvar collaborator

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Malcolm Le Grice obituary: influential British artist and experimental filmmaker

By William Fowler

Malcolm Le Grice obituary: influential British artist and experimental filmmaker

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In memoriam: obituaries of those who died in 2024

By Bob Mastrangelo

In memoriam: obituaries of those who died in 2024

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Alvin Rakoff obituary: veteran director of British film and TV

By David Parkinson

Alvin Rakoff obituary: veteran director of British film and TV

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Maggie Smith obituary: scene-stealing star who became a national institution

By David Parkinson

Maggie Smith obituary: scene-stealing star who became a national institution

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Alain Delon obituary: icily beautiful icon of French popular and arthouse cinema

By Ginette Vincendeau

Alain Delon obituary: icily beautiful icon of French popular and arthouse cinema

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Gena Rowlands obituary: a force of screen acting whose jagged rhythms hit raw nerves

By Molly Haskell

Gena Rowlands obituary: a force of screen acting whose jagged rhythms hit raw nerves

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Shelley Duvall obituary: the unique star of The Shining, 3 Women and Popeye

By Anne Billson

Shelley Duvall obituary: the unique star of The Shining, 3 Women and Popeye

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Donald Sutherland obituary: inimitable star of Don’t Look Now, MASH and Klute

By Anne Billson

Donald Sutherland obituary: inimitable star of Don’t Look Now, MASH and Klute

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Anouk Aimée obituary: French New Wave embodiment of sophisticated romance

By Jonathan Romney

Anouk Aimée obituary: French New Wave embodiment of sophisticated romance

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Bernard Hill obituary: prolific star of Boys from the Blackstuff and three Best Picture winners

By David Parkinson

Bernard Hill obituary: prolific star of Boys from the Blackstuff and three Best Picture winners