Jean-Luc Godard chose to end life through assisted dying, lawyer confirms

The medical report on death of 91-year-old director said he had chosen to end his life

• Giant of the French New Wave dies at 91

Jean-Luc Godard, the maverick French-Swiss director who revolutionised post-war cinema in Europe, died by assisted dying, his lawyer has confirmed.

The medical report on the death of the 91-year-old director said he had chosen to end his life. He had recourse to legal assistance in Switzerland for a voluntary departure" because he was stricken with multiple incapacitating illnesses'", Godard's legal council, Patrick Jeanneret, told AFP.