René Clair

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René Clair was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade. Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Clair's best known films include The Italian S…

  • Directing
  • Born 11 November 1898
  • Died 15 March 1981 (age 82)
  • Paris, France
  • 46 credits

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Most-watched René Clair films currently: And Then There Were None (1945), I Married a Witch (1942), The Grand Manoeuvre (1955), It Happened Tomorrow (1944), Fire Over England (1937).

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Selected TV credits: Le Grand Échiquier (1972), Midi trente (1972), Cinépanorama (1956), Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978).

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