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Aug 13, 2013 · Until July 25th, the three lead actors of the best French film of the second half of the 20th century were all alive and working. Bernadette Lafont (born October 28, 1938; died July 25, 2013) was one third of the romantic triangle in Jean Eustache's 1973 "The Mother and the Whore" alongside Jean-Pierre Leaud and Françoise Lebrun.
Jul 26, 2013 · Bernadette Lafont, who has died aged 74, could have claimed to be the first female star of the Nouvelle Vague. François Truffaut chose the sensual, dark-haired, 18-year-old Lafont and her new...
Aug 6, 2013 · Bernadette Lafont, actress: born Nîmes 28 October 1938; married 1957 Gérard Blain (divorced 1959), 1960 Diourka Medveczky (one son, one daughter, and one daughter deceased); died Nîmes 25 July ...
Biography: life and films. T he most emblematic actress of the French New Wave, Bernadette Lafont infused French cinema with her lively personality and sensual charm for over half a century, appearing in more than 130 films whilst pursuing an active career on stage and television.
Bernadette Lafont was one of the most enduring female stars to emerge from the French New Wave. A feisty, dark-haired sensual beauty, she emerged into cinematic consciousness in François Truffaut’s first (short) film Les Mistons in 1957 when she was 19.
The Good Girls. A Cat in Paris. An Impudent Girl. Acting. Directing. Bernadette Lafont was a French actress who appeared in more than 150 feature films. She has been considered "the face of French New Wave".
Bernadette Lafont. Actress. 28 October 1938 to 24 July 2013. A French actress closely identified with the Nouvelle Vague, Lafont appeared in such hits as Truffaut’s Les Mistons (1957) and Chabrol’s Le Beau Serge (1958).
