René Clair
Birthday
1898/11/11
Day of death
1981/03/15 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also know as
Rene Clair, René Chomette, René Després, Danceny
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...Read more
Acting
(2021) René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
as Lui-même
(1920) Lily of Life
as ---
(1963) Laugh with Max Linder
as Narrateur (voice)
(2012) Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim
as Self
(1969) À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
as Self
(2019) Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
as Self (archive footage)
(1967) Civilisation: L'homme et les images
as ---
(1921) Parisette
as ---
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1972) Midi trente
as Self
(1978) Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self