René Clair
Directing
Born: 1898-11-11 · Paris, France
Died: 1981-03-15
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 yea
🎬 Movies (30)
Martinez, Margaritas and Murder!
2024
Thanks
René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
2021
Lui-même
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
2019
Self (archive footage)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim
2012
Self
Ferraille et chiffons
1972
Adaptation
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969
Self
Civilisation: L'homme et les images
1967
Self
The Lace Wars
1965
Director
Laugh with Max Linder
1963
Narrateur (voice)
The Four Truths
1962
Director
All the Gold in the World
1961
Director
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
Director
The Gates of Paris
1957
Director
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
Director
Beauties of the Night
1952
Director
The Beauty of the Devil
1950
Director
Silence Is Golden
1947
Director
And Then There Were None
1945
Director
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Director
Forever and a Day
1943
Director
I Married a Witch
1942
Director
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
Director
Break the News
1938
Director
Fire Over England
1937
Assistant Director
The Ghost Goes West
1935
Director
The Last Billionaire
1934
Director
July 14
1933
Director
À Nous la Liberté
1931
Director
Le Million
1931
Director
Under the Roofs of Paris
1930
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