Pierre Rissient, a French producer, publicist and formerly an influential festival selector, has died.
He was 81.His death was announced (in French) by the Institut Lumiere and French director Bertrand Tavernier.
“Pierre Rissient died last night.
His wife Yung Hee asked me to let you know this, and, thinking of her, it is with infinite sadness that I write this message.
Pierre was a great human being and an total cinephile.
We will miss him,” Tavernier wrote on the institute’s Twitter feed.Former festival head Gilles Jacob tweeted, “Pierre Rissient was a super-discoverer of filmmakers, with an inestimable flair and curiosity.
When he helped someone like Jane Campion, he took them under his wing and helped them develop their art.
He loved and supported the Cannes Film Festival, I can say with sadness and feeling.”After being an assistant to Jean-Luc Godard on “Breathless,” Rissient went on to become a publicist and film distributor.
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