René Féret ( 26 May 1945 &ndash; 28 April 2015 ) was a French actor , screenwriter , film director and producer . His film '' Solemn Communion '' , was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival . In '' The Man Who Was n't There '' ( '' L'Homme qui n'était pas là '' ) , his 1987 film adaption of Roderick MacLeish 's novel , he played alongside Claude Jade in the leading role of Charles Elaine
1977 Cannes Film Festival
1977 Cannes Film Festival
René Féret