French actor Jean-Claude Brialy has died. He was 74. The A Woman Is A Woman star died at his home in Paris on Wednesday evening after a long illness. Brialy enjoyed a film career spanning four decades, and has starred in almost 200 movies for filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut.

He also made his name as a director, and is best known for 1971's Eglantine. Paying tribute to the star last night, veteran actress Jeanne Moreau said Brialy had been "like a younger brother" to her, and that she will always cherish "his smile, his generosity, his elegance."

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