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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1993
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
TV • 1975
Apostrophes
Character: Self
TV • 1975
Charlotte
Character: L'éditeur Guy
MOVIE • 1974
A Girl in a Pocket
Character: First employee of lost and found items
MOVIE • 1957
Cinépanorama
Character: Self
TV • 1956
Paris Waltz
Character: Ludovic Halévy (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1950
Rendezvous in July
Character: (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1949
Crew
Crew Credits
Savage Souls
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2001
Albert Savarus
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1993
Albert Savarus
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1993
The Fall of the House of Usher
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1981
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Role: Script Editor
MOVIE • 1980
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
Arsène Lupin Joue et Perd "813"
Role: Director
TV • 1980
Arsène Lupin Joue et Perd "813"
Role: Screenplay
TV • 1980
Arsène Lupin Joue et Perd "813"
Role: Creator
TV • 1980
Sartre by Himself
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1976
Les Grands Détectives
Role: Director
TV • 1975
The Purloined Letter
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1974
Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970
Adriatic Sea of Fire
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1968
Long March
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1966
Long March
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1966
Évariste Galois
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1965
Évariste Galois
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1965
The Pit and the Pendulum
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1964
The Pit and the Pendulum
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1964