Lenny Borger Dead: French Subtitle Expert, Variety Writer Was 73

Story by Pat Saperstein

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Lenny Borger, Variety's legendary French cinema expert and subtitle maestro, passes away at 73 after a long illness.

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Borger championed French films for decades, including working on subtitles for Jean-Luc Godard's classic 'Breathless' - a true cinephile's cinephile
Producer Serge Bromberg announced Borger's death, calling him a titan who spent his career elevating French cinema on the global stage

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Lenny Borger, Jean-Luc Godard, Variety, 'Breathless'