Jeanne Moreau, one of the most well known French actresses of all time alongside Catherine Deneuve and Brigitte Bardot, has passed away.
Louie Malle made Moreau a big star in his 1958 film, Elevator To The Gallows, and she went on to superstardom afterwards.
Moreau starred in movies with all the great directors of the era including Michelangelo Antonioni, Orson Welles, Jacques Demy, Luis Bunuel and Francois Truffaut.
My favorites Moreau films were Bay of Angels (Jacques Demy), 400 Blows (Francois Truffaut) and The Night (Michelangelo Antonioni), among so many others.
Moreau also starred in The Train (1964, John Frankenheimer) with Burt Lancaster, another all-time favorite of mine, and she performed the haunting voice over in The Lover (1992, Jean Jacque Annaud).
