<p>Jean-Luc Godard, leading <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/article/boycottbollywood-independent-filmmakers-decode-the-trends-causes-and-impact-23242627" rel="none">filmmakers </a></strong>of the French New Wave and one of the most influential directors of the 20th century, has died "peacefully at home" aged 91, his family said on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The legendary maverick is known for blowing up the conventions of cinema in the 1960s with a series of radical films such as "Breathless" starring Jean Seberg and "Contempt" with Brigitte Bardot.</p>
<p>"No official (funeral) ceremony will take place," his family said. "He will be cremated."</p>
<p>An inspiration to many cinema enthusiasts, tributes have poured in on Twitter remembering Godard for his ground-breaking and impactful methods of filmmaking.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jean-Luc Godard is one of the reasons I love movies. Not only cinema's coolest director, but a theorist and rule breaker who profoundly impacted motion picture language, rocking its foundations with new freshness and vitality. His face is the background of my website. Vale. <a href="https://t.co/3Mxj15UTom">pic.twitter.com/3Mxj15UTom</a></p>
&mdash; Luke Buckmaster (@lukebuckmaster) <a href="https://twitter.com/lukebuckmaster/status/1569619041614188546?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">September 13, 2022&nbsp;</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">R.I.P Jean luc Godard,a director par excellence who revolutionized world cinema &amp; never stopped pushing the envelope of his creativity <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#RIP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/godard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#godard</a> <a href="https://t.co/JhrGw0zJgn">pic.twitter.com/JhrGw0zJgn</a></p>
&mdash; Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) <a href="https://twitter.com/mallikasherawat/status/1569637216728629251?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">September 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
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According to reports, Godard`s family has said that no official funeral ceremony will be held and the filmmaker will be cremated

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