Alexandre Astruc
Alexandre Astruc is known for End of Desire (1958), The Respectful Prostitute (1952), Sentimental Education (1962).
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.
Questions about Alexandre Astruc
How many Alexandre Astruc films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 18 films with Alexandre Astruc, from 1949 to 2001.
What was the first Alexandre Astruc film?
The first Alexandre Astruc film in the catalogue is Rendezvous in July, from 1949.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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5.3 The Respectful Prostitute
1952
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5.5 End of Desire
1958
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6.1 Rendezvous in July
1949
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4.9 Savage Souls
2001
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6.0 The Count of Bragelonne
1954
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6.4 Bad Liaisons
1955
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7.1 The Crimson Curtain
1953
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5.6 François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
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6.4 The Pit and the Pendulum
1964
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8.1 Bassae
1964
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8.0 Long March
1966
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5.3 Sentimental Education
1962
Full filmography
19 films — 18 in the catalogue
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5.6
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993 · Self
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4.0 Charlotte
1974 · L'éditeur Guy
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5.0 A Girl in a Pocket
1957 · First employee of lost and found items
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7.5 La Valse de Paris
1950 · Ludovic Halévy (uncredited)
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6.1
Rendezvous in July
1949 · (uncredited)
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4.9
Savage Souls
2001
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5.3
The Respectful Prostitute
1952
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7.0 The Fall of the House of Usher
1981
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6.3 Shadows of Adultery
1961
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8.0
Long March
1966
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7.1
The Crimson Curtain
1953
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8.0 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1980
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6.4
The Pit and the Pendulum
1964
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5.3
Sentimental Education
1962
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5.5
End of Desire
1958
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6.4
Bad Liaisons
1955
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6.0
The Count of Bragelonne
1954
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6.5 Les Crimes de l'amour
1953
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8.1
Bassae
1964
People data: TMDb.
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