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Alexandre Astruc
Alexandre Astruc, c. 1965
Alexandre Astruc, c. 1965
Born (1923-07-13)13 July 1923
Died 19 May 2016(2016-05-19) (aged 92)
Nationality French
Genre film director
journalist,
novelist
Notable awards René Clair Award

Alexandre Astruc (born July 13, 1923 – died May 19, 2016) was a French film critic and director. He was known for his important ideas about how movies should be made.

Biography

Before becoming a film director, Alexandre Astruc worked as a journalist and wrote novels. He was also a film critic. He had a big idea called the caméra-stylo, which means "camera-pen." This idea suggested that film directors should use their cameras like writers use their pens. They should be able to express their personal thoughts and feelings through film, just like authors do with words. This idea was very important for the auteur theory, which says that the director is the main author of a film.

In 1994, he received the René Clair Award. This award honored all the great film work he had done throughout his career.

Selected Films

Here are some of the films Alexandre Astruc directed:

  • 1949: Ulysse ou Les mauvaises rencontres (a short film)
  • 1952: The Crimson Curtain
  • 1952: La Putain respectueuse
  • 1955: Les Mauvaises rencontres
  • 1957: Amour de poche
  • 1958: Une vie
  • 1960: La proie pour l'ombre
  • 1962: L'Éducation sentimentale [fr]
  • 1964: The Pit and the Pendulum
  • 1966: La Longue Marche [fr]
  • 1968: Flammes sur l'Adriatique [fr]

See also

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