As Writer
Savage Souls
2001
4.9
Alexandre Astruc
Acting
Birth Date
July 13, 1923
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Date of Death
May 19, 2016
Biography
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.
