Alexandre Astruc
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 13 July 1923 · Paris, France
- Died
- 19 May 2016
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
Writing 13
- 2001Savage Souls · screenplay
- 1993Albert Savarus · writer
- 1980The Adventures of Arsène Lupin · script editor
- 1966Long March · writer
- 1965Évariste Galois · writer
- 1964The Pit and the Pendulum · writer
- 1964Bassae · writer
- 1961Shadows of Adultery · dialogue
- 1958End of Desire · screenplay
- 1955Bad Liaisons · screenplay
- 1954The Count of Bragelonne · writer
- 1953The Crimson Curtain · writer
- 1952The Respectful Prostitute · screenplay
Acting 5
- 1993François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits as Self
- 1974Charlotte as L'éditeur Guy
- 1957A Girl in a Pocket as First employee of lost and found items
- 1950Paris Waltz as Ludovic Halévy (uncredited)
- 1949Rendezvous in July as (uncredited)
Directing 16
- 1993Albert Savarus · director
- 1981The Fall of the House of Usher · director
- 1980The Adventures of Arsène Lupin · director
- 1976Sartre by Himself · director
- 1974The Purloined Letter · director
- 1970Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau · director
- 1968Adriatic Sea of Fire · director
- 1966Long March · director
- 1965Évariste Galois · director
- 1964The Pit and the Pendulum · director
- 1962Sentimental Education · director
- 1961Shadows of Adultery · director
- 1958End of Desire · director
- 1955Bad Liaisons · director
- 1953The Crimson Curtain · director
- 1953Les Crimes de l'amour · director