Godard, who was one of the most prominent representatives of the French New Wave, committed suicide in Switzerland, where he lived in the village of Rolle on the shores of Lake Geneva, according to a representative of the family.
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He resorted to her because he was suffering from “numerous disabling diseases”.
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According to Libération, the director was not sick, just exhausted. “Jean-Luc Godard died peacefully in his home surrounded by those he loved”, director Anne-Marie Miéville’s partner announced in a statement, adding that “there will be no official ceremony”.
Director Jean-Luc Godard died
Foreigner
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AFP received confirmation from a source close to the family that Godard chose assisted suicide, which is permitted under Swiss law. “It was his decision and it was important to him for people to know,” the source said. Godard has lived in Switzerland since the 1970s.
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Libération recalled how Godard spoke of death at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. “I will not try to continue at all costs. If I get too sick, I won’t be dragged into a wheelchair. Not at all, “he said at that moment. Asked by a reporter if he would choose assisted suicide, Godard replied:” Yes, although for the moment this choice of death is still too difficult. “
In Switzerland they have legalized the suicide sarcophagus. A wink is all it takes
Science and schools
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In Switzerland, voluntary departure from the world with the help of another person is in some cases legal. The condition, among other things, is that it must not occur for selfish reasons.
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Hundreds of people commit assisted suicide there every year and in recent years there have been more than a thousand a year.
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