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Iconic French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard dead at 91

FILE - From left, actor Berangue Allaux, director Jean-Luc Godard, actress Madaleine Assas pose at the unveiling of the movie "For Ever Mozart" in Venice Thursday, Sept. 5 1996. Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature "Breathless." (AP Photo, File) FILE - Jean-Luc Godard's "Masculin, feminin" is being tipped in the 16th annual Berlin Film Festival as an insider for the top movie prize, the Berlin Golden Bear. Here, Godard is seen during a press conference in Berlin, June 27, 1966. Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature "Breathless." (AP Photo/Edwin Reichert, File) FILE - French actor Michel Piccoli, left, shown with French film director Jean-Luc Godard at the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France on May 24, 1982 . Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature "Breathless." (AP Photo/Jean-Jacques Levy, File) FILE - Movie director Jean Luc Godard and French actress Anna Karina are shown at the International Film Festival in Venice on Aug. 31, 1965. Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature "Breathless." (AP Photo/Mario Torrisi, File) FILE - Film director Jean Luc Godard waves during a photo call at the festival palace in Cannes, France, Tuesday, May 15, 2001. Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature "Breathless." (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File) FILE -- Swiss-French director Jean-Luc Godard during the award ceremony of the 'Grand Prix Design', in Zurich, Switzerland, Nov. 30, 2010. Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. (Gaetan Bally/Keystone via AP, file) FILE - Movie director Jean-Luc Godard, left, and Israeli producer Menahem Golan, right, gesture as they speak to the press in Cannes, France, after the screening of Godard's out of competition "King Lear," produced by Cannon group, as part of the 40th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 1987. Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature "Breathless." (AP Photo/Pierre Gleizes, File) FILE - Jean-Luc Godard smokes as "Masculin, feminin" is being tipped in the 16th annual Berlin Film Festival as an insider for the top movie prize, the Berlin Golden Bear in Berlin, June 27, 1966. Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature "Breathless." (AP Photo/Edwin Reichert, File) FILE - Film director Jean-Luc Godard smokes at Cannes festival, France on May 25, 1982. Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91. Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature "Breathless." (AP Photo/Jean-Jacques Levy, File)