Richard Dembo | |
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| Born | (1948-05-24)24 May 1948 |
| Died | 11 November 2004(2004-11-11) (aged 56) Paris, France |
Richard Dembo (24 May 1948 – 11 November 2004) was a Frenchdirector andscreenwriter.
Dembo achieved worldwide recognition with his first film:La diagonale du fou, which received anOscar in 1984 for best foreign film,[1] and also won theCésar Award for Best First Film for the film.[2] as well as other numerous awards (Prix Louis Delluc).Michel Piccoli starred in the film as a Jewish citizenof the USSR.
In 1993, Dembo directedL'instinct de l'ange withHélène Vincent,Jean-Louis Trintignant,François Cluzet undLambert 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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