Brach dies, aged 89

French screenwriter passes away after long illness.

by Amber Wilkinson

French screenwriter Gerard Brach has died, aged 79.

The writer who wrote Bitter Moon and adapted French classics Jean de Florette and Manon de Sources, passed away after a long illness.

The Paris-based veteran worked with directors including Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud and had been working on a further collaboration with Annaud - Minor - when he died.

Annaud said: "His tender and outlandish universe, fueled by surrealism and ancient history, made him one of the most inspired screenwriters of cinema's first century."

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