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Louis Malle
France
Louis Malle, co-director of the Palme d'Or-winning The Silent World 1956, broke taboos with The Lovers 1958 and later explored his WWII childhood in Au Revoir Les Enfants 1987. He made acclaimed films in both France and America, earning multiple César and BAFTA awards. Malle died of lymphoma in 1995 at age 63.