(FILES) This file picture taken at the 35th Cannes film festival on May 15, 1982 shows Italian Film director Ettore Scola during a press conference for his movie "La nuit de Varennes." Scola, one of the last grand masters of Italian comedy, died on Tuesday at the age of 84, press reports said on January 20, 2016. AFP PHOTO/FILES/RALPH GATTI