The director made his last movie, “Montparnasse-Pondichery,” in 1993 and occasionally took on small acting roles after that. Gene Wilder remade the movie in the United States as “The Woman in Red.” His first hit was 1961’s “La Guerre des Boutons” (“War of the Buttons”), about a conflict between schoolchildren in two villages.Īnother successful film was “Un Elephant Ca Trompe Enormement” (“An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive”)-a comedy about a married man who falls for a mysterious woman dressed in red. After appearing in a few movies, he soon tried directing. “He only gave good advice.”īorn in 1920 in the Loire Valley city of Saumur, Robert started his acting career with a theater troupe in Lyon.
“He was very attentive to actors, very concerned about their well-being and their enjoyment,” Richard told LCI television. Pierre Richard, who appeared in several of Robert’s movies, said the director was “extraordinary with actors, because he was one himself.” He was really a man with a passion,” actor Jean Rochefort told France-Info radio. “He fine-tuned things, he perfected things.
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