Richard Dembo (24 May 1948 – 11 November 2004) was a French

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and

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. Dembo achieved worldwide recognition with his first film: ''

La diagonale du fou ''Dangerous Moves'' (french: La Diagonale du fou) is a 1984 French-language film about chess, directed by Richard Dembo, produced by Arthur Cohn, starring Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, as well as Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron, and Bernhard Wicki ...

'', which received an

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in 1984 for best foreign film, as well as other numerous awards (César, Prix Louis Delluc).

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

starred in the film as a Jewish citizen of the USSR. In 1993, Dembo directed ''L'instinct de l'ange'' with

Hélène Vincent Hélène Vincent (born 9 September 1943) is a French actress and stage director. Career She received a César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1989 for her role as Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy in ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' and a nominati ...

Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic fi ...

, François Cluzet und

Lambert Wilson Lambert Wilson (born 3 August 1958) is a French actor, singer and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''. Biograph ...

. After a long pause, during which he directed no films, Dembo directed his last film ''

Nina's House Nina's House (french: La Maison de Nina) is a 2005 French war film directed by Richard Dembo. Plot In the final months of the Holocaust, Nina struggles to integrate 25 children liberated from Nazi concentration camps with the other orphans in her ...

''. On 11 November 2004, Dembo unexpectedly died in Paris under the symptoms of an

intestinal obstruction Bowel obstruction, also known as intestinal obstruction, is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines which prevents the normal movement of the products of digestion. Either the small bowel or large bowel may be affected. Signs an ...

. He was buried in Israel.

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* 1948 births 2004 deaths French film directors Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners Deaths from bowel obstruction {{France-film-director-stub