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Richard Dembo

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Richard Dembo
Born(1948-05-24)24 May 1948
Died11 November 2004(2004-11-11)(aged 56)
Paris, France

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

Dembo achieved worldwide recognition with his first film:La diagonale du fou,which received anOscarin 1984 for best foreign film,[1]as well as other numerous awards (César, Prix Louis Delluc).Michel Piccolistarred in the film as a Jewish citizen of the USSR.

In 1993, Dembo directedL'instinct de l'angewithHélène Vincent,Jean-Louis Trintignant,François CluzetundLambert Wilson.After a long pause, during which he directed no films, Dembo directed his last filmNina's House.

On 11 November 2004, Dembo unexpectedly died in Paris under the symptoms of anintestinal obstruction.He was buried in Israel.

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  1. ^"The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners".oscars.org.Retrieved2013-10-30.

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