6-563: Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire , Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand , with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including Police Python 357 (1976) and La Menace (1977). He directed Gérard Depardieu in
12-559: Is a commune in the Loiret department , north-central France. It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire in 1429. Meung-sur-Loire lies 15 km to the west of Orléans on the north bank of the river Loire at the confluence with the the Mauves [ fr ] . The Mauves, actually three rivers, have their source in the water table of the productive agricultural region of
18-465: The Beauce . There is evidence of mesolithic settlements at « Mousseau » and « La Haute-Murée ». A Gallo-Roman fortified village recorded as Magdunum was built in the marais adjoining the river, which in 409 was fired by the invading Alans . The marais was drained, according to tradition by Saint Liphard around the year 520. The canalisation formed the watercourses known as
24-425: The mauves . He went on to build the chapel which was to become the monastery and the abbey. His relics were deposited in the church in 1104, the year after Louis VI had founded as fortress. During the 12th century the church was rebuilt in the gothic style, and fortified accommodation for the abbot built alongside. Jeanne d'Arc visited in 1429, and this was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire . The complex
30-515: The screen adaptation of Tous les matins du monde in 1991. Corneau died in Paris on 30 August 2010 from cancer, aged 67 and was interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery . In 2024, Corneau was posthumously accused by Sarah Grappin of grooming her at 16. This article about a French film director is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Meung-sur-Loire Meung-sur-Loire ( French pronunciation: [mœ̃ syʁ lwaʁ] )
36-563: Was restored in 1570, again during the 19th century and again in 1985. The river defined the town, in 1857, 38 mills had the right to use the waters of the rivers to power themselves. In fiction, it has been described by Alexandre Dumas in The Three Musketeers as the village where d'Artagnan , en route to join the King's Musketeers in Paris, first encounters the villainous Comte de Rochefort . Also in fiction, Meung-sur-Loire
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