I learn with deep emotion the disappearance of François Dupeyron.
The chamber of officers was probably his most popular film. Beyond the success of this moving evocation of the broken faces of the First World War, which resonates as we commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Verdun, he was also the director inspired by Strange place for a meeting with Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve, or Mr Ibrahim and the flowers of the Koran, that allowed Omar Sharif to win a Caesar for best actor.
A rare filmmaker, a free spirit who traced his way off the beaten path, François Dupeyron leaves us with a singular work or shows all his love of life and compassion for those she has hurt.
I extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.