Eric Rohmer, the French film director famous for 1970’s “Claire’s Knee” and 1969’s “My Night at Maud’s” died in Paris at age 89, according to the Associated Press. The cause of death was not mentioned.

Rohmer was also a screenwriter and critic, who loved to explore films that are about the complications, tragedies and dilemmas brought about by love and relationships.

His career began when he became editor of an influential film journal, “Cahiers du cinema,” which boasted of Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard as two of its writers.

In 1959, he directed his first feature film. He was an established filmmaker and was among the last remaining members of the French New Wave. For more than five decades, he had directed over 20 movies.

His film “My Night at Maud’s” (“Ma Nuit Chez Maud”) earned him an Academy Award nomination in the best foreign language film category.

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