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 |