Alexandre Astruc


Alexandre Astruc was a French film critic and film director.

Biography

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.

Selected filmography

indicates films also co-scripted by Astruc