French film titan Trintignant, of 'A Man and a Woman,' dies

FILE - French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant and his ex-wife director Nadine Trintignant arrive for the funeral of their daughter, actress Marie Trintignant, at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003. French film legend and amateur racecar driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for the Oscar-winning "A Man and a Woman" a half a century ago and went on to portray the brutality of aging in his later years, has died at 91. (AP Photo/Franck Prevel, File)

FILE - Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, left, and Isabelle Huppert pose during a photo call for Love at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 20, 2012. French film legend and amateur racecar driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for the Oscar-winning "A Man and a Woman" a half a century ago and went on to portray the brutality of aging in his later years, has died at 91. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

FILE - Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant speaks, right, as director Michael Haneke looks on after he is presented with the Palme d'Or award for Love during the awards ceremony at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 27, 2012. French film legend and amateur racecar driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for the Oscar-winning "A Man and a Woman" a half a century ago and went on to portray the brutality of aging in his later years, has died at 91. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

FILE - French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, poses as he arrives for the pre-premier of the movie Love at the Cinematheque Francaise, in Paris, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. French film legend and amateur racecar driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for the Oscar-winning "A Man and a Woman" a half a century ago and went on to portray the brutality of aging in his later years, has died at 91. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

FILE - French actress Emanuelle Riva, left, and French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, pose as they arrive for the pre-premier of the movie Love at the Cinematheque Francaise, in Paris, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. French film legend and amateur racecar driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for the Oscar-winning "A Man and a Woman" a half a century ago and went on to portray the brutality of aging in his later years, has died at 91. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

FILE - Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant speaks during a press conference for Love at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 20, 2012. French film legend and amateur racecar driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for the Oscar-winning "A Man and a Woman" a half a century ago and went on to portray the brutality of aging in his later years, has died at 91. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)