AA
Photo of Alexandre Astruc

Alexandre Astruc

Writer, Director, Actor, Additional Credits
Born July 13, 1923Died May 19, 2016 (92 years)
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
  • Savage Souls
  • One Life
  • Bad Liaisons
  • The Crimson Curtain
  • Éducation sentimentale
  • The Pit and the Pendulum
  • Bassae
  • Shadows of Adultery
  • Adriatic Sea of Fire
  • The Respectful Whore
  • Arsène Lupin joue et perd
  • The Count of Bragelonne
  • Histoires extraordinaires

Filmography

2001
Savage Souls · as Screenplay
1980
Arsène Lupin joue et perd (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1964
1964
1964
1958
One Life · as Screenplay
1955
Bad Liaisons · as Screenplay
1954
1952
1952
The Respectful Whore · as Screenplay

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices