Alexandre Astruc
Directing
- Born:
- 1923-07-13
- Died:
- 2016-05-19
- Place of birth:
- Paris, France
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
Filmography
Savage Souls
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Albert Savarus
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin joue et perd
Sartre by Himself
Les Grands Détectives
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Apostrophes
Charlotte
The Purloined Letter
Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau
Adriatic Sea of Fire
Long March
Évariste Galois
The Pit and the Pendulum
Bassae
Sentimental Education
Shadows of Adultery
End of Desire
A Girl in a Pocket
Cinépanorama
Bad Liaisons
The Count of Bragelonne
The Crimson Curtain
Les Crimes de l'amour
The Respectful Prostitute
Paris Waltz
Rendezvous in July