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- Patrice Chéreau was born on November 2, 1944 in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a director and actor, known for Intimacy (2001), The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Queen Margot (1994). He died on October 7, 2013 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Frequently cast Jean Hugues Anglade and Pascal Greggory.
- Served as a master teacher of film at the Columbia University, the City College of New York, and the School of Visual Arts for a program called On Set With French Cinema (2003).
- Mainly stage director, who became well-known to critics as actor, director and manager of his high school's theater at the age of 15.
- President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 56th Cannes International Film Festival in 2003.
- Directed the centennial staging of Richard Wagner's opera "The Ring of the Nibelung" at the Bayreuth Festival, polarizing fans and critics (1976).
- Has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 and Ségolène Royal's 2007 presidential campaign.
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