Alexandre Astruc

Birthday: 1923-07-13
Deathday: 2016-05-19
Birthplace: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	1974-11-26	Charlotte	L'éditeur Guy
	1957-11-06	A Girl in a Pocket	First employee of lost and found items
	1950-05-05	Paris Waltz	Ludovic Halévy (uncredited)
	1949-12-06	Rendezvous in July	(uncredited)