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Alexandre Astruc (1923-2016)

Alias:
Alexandre Auguste Astruc

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Born:
July 13, 1923

Died:
May 19, 2016

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1961  Shadows of Adultery

Dialogue:
1961  Shadows of Adultery

Director:
1953  Les Crimes de l'amour
1953  The Crimson Curtain
1955  Bad Liaisons
1958  End of Desire
1961  Shadows of Adultery
1962  Sentimental Education
1964  The Pit and the Pendulum
1965  Evariste Galois
1966  Long March
1968  Adriatic Sea of Fire
1970  Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau
1974  The Purloined Letter
1976  Sartre by Himself
1980  The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1981  The Fall of the House of Usher
1993  Albert Savarus

Screenplay:
1952  The Respectful Prostitute
1953  Les Crimes de l'amour
1953  The Crimson Curtain
1955  Bad Liaisons
1958  End of Desire
1961  Shadows of Adultery
1962  Sentimental Education
1964  The Pit and the Pendulum
1965  Evariste Galois
1966  Long March
1968  Adriatic Sea of Fire
1970  Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau
1974  The Purloined Letter
1976  Sartre by Himself
1980  The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1981  The Fall of the House of Usher
1993  Albert Savarus
2001  Savage Souls

Script Editor:
1952  The Respectful Prostitute
1953  Les Crimes de l'amour
1953  The Crimson Curtain
1955  Bad Liaisons
1958  End of Desire
1961  Shadows of Adultery
1962  Sentimental Education
1964  The Pit and the Pendulum
1965  Evariste Galois
1966  Long March
1968  Adriatic Sea of Fire
1970  Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau
1974  The Purloined Letter
1976  Sartre by Himself
1980  The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1981  The Fall of the House of Usher
1993  Albert Savarus
2001  Savage Souls

Writer:
1952  The Respectful Prostitute
1953  Les Crimes de l'amour
1953  The Crimson Curtain
1954  Count of Bragelonne
1955  Bad Liaisons
1958  End of Desire
1961  Shadows of Adultery
1962  Sentimental Education
1964  Bassae
1964  The Pit and the Pendulum
1965  Evariste Galois
1966  Long March
1968  Adriatic Sea of Fire
1970  Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau
1974  The Purloined Letter
1976  Sartre by Himself
1980  The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1981  The Fall of the House of Usher
1993  Albert Savarus
2001  Savage Souls

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
1980  Arsène Lupin Joue et Perd "813"

Director:
1975  Les Grands Détectives
1980  Arsène Lupin Joue et Perd "813"

Screenplay:
1975  Les Grands Détectives
1980  Arsène Lupin Joue et Perd "813"

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