PARIS -- Alain Corneau, the French filmmaker who leaped to international notice with the 1991 hit "Tous les Matins du Monde," has died, his talent agency said Monday. He was 67.
Artmedia agency said Corneau had been suffering from cancer and died overnight Sunday to Monday.
Throughout a career lasting more than 35 years, Corneau directed many legends of French cinema, including Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu.
Depardieu starred alongside his son Guillaume in "Tous les Matins du Monde" ("All the Mornings of the World"). The film, the story of a 17th-century musician, won considerable critical acclaim at home and abroad. It garnered seven Cesar awards, the French equivalent of the Academy Awards, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for best foreign film.
The office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed Corneau as a "courageous man" and a "great director."
Through his films, "Corneau pursued an unceasing investigation into what makes humans human," said Sarkozy's office in a statement.
Born on Aug. 7, 1943, Corneau dabbled in music before making his start in cinema as an assistant for Greek-born filmmaker Costa-Gavras.
His latest movie, "Love Crime," starring Kristin Scott Thomas, opened in France in mid-August.
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