
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.
Acting (5 movies)
Directing (16 movies)

Long March
1966

Bad Liaisons
1955

Shadows of Adultery
1961

End of Desire
1958

The Crimson Curtain
1953

Sentimental Education
1962

The Pit and the Pendulum
1964

Les Crimes de l'amour
1953

Sartre by Himself
1976

Adriatic Sea of Fire
1968

Évariste Galois
1965

The Fall of the House of Usher
1981

Albert Savarus
1993

Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau
1970

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1980

The Purloined Letter
1974
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Respectful Prostitute | 1952 | Screenplay |
| The Crimson Curtain | 1953 | Writer |
| The Count of Bragelonne | 1954 | Writer |
| Bad Liaisons | 1955 | Screenplay |
| End of Desire | 1958 | Screenplay |
| Bassae | 1964 | Writer |
| The Pit and the Pendulum | 1964 | Writer |
| Évariste Galois | 1965 | Writer |
| Long March | 1966 | Writer |
| Albert Savarus | 1993 | Writer |
| Savage Souls | 2001 | Screenplay |




