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Events on Saturday 18 December 1999 1
1901 – 1999Robert Bresson (1901-1999)Died 18 December 1999, aged 98Robert Bresson was a French film director renowned for a spare, austere style that influenced generations of art-house filmmakers. His works include Diary of a Country Priest and Au Hasard Balthazar. He was widely regarded as one of cinema's most important auteurs.