Alexandre Astruc
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-07-13
Day of Death
2016-05-19 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Alexandre Astruc
Biography
Alexandre Auguste Astruc (13 July 1923 – 19 May 2016) was a French film critic and film director.
Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic.
His contribution to the auteur theory centers on his notion of the caméra-stylo or "camera-pen" and the idea that directors should wield their cameras like writers use their pens.
In 1994 he was awarded the René Clair Award for his whole body of film work.
Known For
Acting
(1993)
(1974)
Charlotte
as L'éditeur Guy
(1957)
A Girl in a Pocket
as First employee of lost and found items
(1950)
Paris Waltz
as Ludovic Halévy (uncredited)
(1949)
Rendezvous in July
as (uncredited)
Crew
(2001)
Savage Souls
Screenplay
(1993)
Albert Savarus
Director, Writer
(1981)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Director
(1980)
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Script Editor, Director
(1976)
Sartre by Himself
Director
(1974)
The Purloined Letter
Director
(1970)
(1968)
Adriatic Sea of Fire
Director
(1966)
Long March
Director, Writer
(1965)
Evariste Galois
Director, Writer
(1964)
The Pit and the Pendulum
Director, Writer
(1964)
Bassae
Writer
(1962)
Sentimental Education
Director
(1961)
Shadows of Adultery
Director, Dialogue, Adaptation
(1958)
End of Desire
Director, Screenplay
(1955)
Bad Liaisons
Director, Screenplay
(1954)
The Count of Bragelonne
Writer
(1953)
The Crimson Curtain
Director, Writer
(1953)
Les Crimes de l'amour
Director
(1952)
The Respectful Prostitute
Screenplay