Jean-Luc Godard, director of French New Wave films, dies at 91

Jean-Luc Godard is among the world's most acclaimed directors, known for such classics as 'Breathless' and 'Contempt'. Photo: Reuters

Film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France's New Wave cinema, died on Tuesday (Sept 13) aged 91, newspaper Liberation said, citing people close to the Franco-Swiss director.

Godard was among the world's most acclaimed directors, known for such classics as Breathless and Contempt, which pushed cinematic boundaries and inspired iconoclastic directors decades after his 1960s heyday.