René Clair
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-11-11 (83 years old)
Deathday
1981-03-15
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also known As
Rene Clair
René Chomette
René Després
Danceny
René Clair
Biography
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 Straw Hat (1928), Under the Roofs of Paris (1930), ...
Acting
2021
1920
1963
as Narrateur (voice)
1969
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1921
Production
1945
as Producer
1945
as Director
1944
as Screenplay
1944
as Adaptation
1944
as Director
1931
as Director
1931
as Story
1942
as Director
1942
as Producer
1931
as Writer
1931
as Director
1924
as Director
1924
as Adaptation
1941
as Writer
1941
as Director
1943
as Director
1952
as Director
1928
as Director
1925
as Director
1925
as Writer
1955
as Director
1926
as Director
1957
as Director
1928
as Director
1930
as Director
1930
as Writer
1950
as Screenplay
1950
as Director
1928
as Director
1961
as Director
1960
as Director
1960
as Writer
1935
as Director
1935
as Writer
1947
as Director
1941
as Producer
1962
as Director
1933
as Screenplay
1933
as Director
1925
as Writer
1925
as Director
1928
as Screenplay
1938
as Director
1934
as Director
1961
as Screenplay
1938
as Writer
1926
as Writer
1961
as Producer
1934
as Writer
1955
as Writer
1937
as Assistant Director
1927
as Director
1931
as Editor
1925
as Editor
1947
as Producer
1947
as Writer
1965
as Director
1960
as Dialogue
1955
as Producer
1928
as Screenplay
1924
as Producer
1925
as Editor
1925
as Producer
1965
as Writer
1972
as Adaptation
1952
as Scenario Writer
1952
as Adaptation
1952
as Producer
1952
as Dialogue
1962
as Writer
1942
as Dialogue
1927
as Writer
1928
as Screenplay
1957
as Screenplay
1957
as Dialogue
1957
as Producer
1930
as Adaptation
1930
as Writer
1924
as Assistant Director
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