Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier dies at age 79
FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2015, file photo, Director Bertrand Tavernier poses with his Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievements after the award ceremony at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Acclaimed French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier has died at the age of 79, according to French media. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)PARIS – French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such “A Sunday in the Country,” “Captain Conan” and “The Judge and the Assassin,” has died, according to his family. Tavernier was married to the late French-Irish screenwriter Claudine O’Hagan, better known as Colo Tavernier, from 1965 to 1980. They had two children together: writer Tiffany Tavernier and director and actor Nils Tavernier.
1 killed, 8 wounded in knife attack outside Lyon, France
Emergency services at scene of knife assault that left one person dead and eight others wounded. LYON, France (CNN) - One person was killed and eight others wounded during a knife attack at a subway stop near Lyon, France, according to authorities and media reports. The station had earlier reported nine wounded but later revised the number to eight, citing police sources. The suspected attacker is a 33-year-old asylum seeker, BFM reported. The assault occurred in Villeurbanne, a suburb of the southeastern city of Lyon, about 4:30 p.m., BFM reported.