- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 11, 1898
- Place of Birth
- Paris, France
- Died
- March 15, 1981
René Clair
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), Le Million (1931), À nous la liberté (1931), I Married a Witch (1942), and And Then There Were None (1945). In 1924, while Clair was working on Ciné-sketch for the theatre with France Picabia, he first met a young actress, Bronja Perlmutter, who sub…
Filmography
movieMartinez, Margaritas and Murder!
2024 · Thanks
René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
movieRené Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
2021 · Lui-même
movieLes Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieCinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim
2012 · Self
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
tvEncyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978 · Self (archive footage)
movieFerraille et chiffons
1972 · Adaptation
tvMidi trente
1972 · Self
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
movieÀ la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969 · Self
Civilisation: L'homme et les images
movieCivilisation: L'homme et les images
1967 · Self
movieThe Lace Wars
1965 · Director, Writer
movieLaugh with Max Linder
1963 · Narrateur (voice)
movieThe Four Truths
1962 · Director, Writer
movieAll the Gold in the World
1961 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieLove and the Frenchwoman
1960 · Director, Writer, Dialogue
movieThe Gates of Paris
1957 · Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Producer
tvCinépanorama
1956 · Self
movieThe Grand Manoeuvre
1955 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieBeauties of the Night
1952 · Director, Producer, Scenario Writer, Adaptation, Dialogue
movieThe Beauty of the Devil
1950 · Director, Screenplay
movieSilence Is Golden
1947 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieAnd Then There Were None
1945 · Director, Producer
movieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Adaptation, Screenplay, Director
movieForever and a Day
1943 · Director
movieI Married a Witch
1942 · Director, Producer, Dialogue
movieThe Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieBreak the News
1938 · Director, Writer
movieFire Over England
1937 · Assistant Director
movieThe Ghost Goes West
1935 · Director, Writer
movieThe Last Billionaire
1934 · Director, Writer
movieJuly 14
1933 · Director, Screenplay
movieÀ Nous la Liberté
1931 · Director, Story, Editor
movieLe Million
1931 · Director, Writer
movieMiss Europe
1930 · Writer, Adaptation
movieUnder the Roofs of Paris
1930 · Director, Writer
movieTwo Timid Souls
1928 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Italian Straw Hat
1928 · Director, Screenplay
movieLa Tour
1928 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Prey of the Wind
1927 · Director, Writer
movieThe Imaginary Voyage
1926 · Director, Writer
movieThe Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
1925 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieThe Crazy Ray
1925 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieEntr'acte
1924 · Director, Adaptation, Producer
movieThe Midnight Chimes
1924 · Assistant Director
Parisette
movieParisette
1921
movieLily of Life
1920