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Alexandre Astruc
Actor · Director · Writer· Paris, France
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.
Filmography
13 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits | Self | Film |
| 1981 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Director | Film |
| 1980 | The Adventures of Arsène Lupin | Director | Film |
| 1968 | Adriatic Sea of Fire | Director | Film |
| 1966 | Long March | Director | Film |
| 1966 | Long March | Writer | Film |
| 1964 | The Pit and the Pendulum | Director | Film |
| 1964 | The Pit and the Pendulum | Writer | Film |
| 1964 | Bassae | Writer | Film |
| 1961 | Shadows of Adultery | Director | Film |
| 1958 | End of Desire | Director | Film |
| 1957 | A Girl in a Pocket | First employee of lost and found items | Film |
| 1955 | Bad Liaisons | Director | Film |
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