René Clair(1898-1981)

Writer
Director
Producer

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René Clair in Entr'acte (1924)

René Clair was born on 11 November 1898 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Le silence est d'or (1947), Les belles de nuit (1952) and À nous la liberté (1931). He was married to Bronia Clair. He died on 15 March 1981 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

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Awards
- 14 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Maurice Chevalier, Marcelle Derrien, and François Périer in Le silence est d'or (1947)

Le silence est d'or

7.1

Writer

1947

Les belles de nuit (1952)

Les belles de nuit

6.9

Writer

1952

À nous la liberté (1931)

À nous la liberté

7.4

Writer

1931

Michèle Morgan and Gérard Philipe in Les grandes manoeuvres (1955)

Les grandes manoeuvres

6.7

Writer

1955

Credits

Writer

Sir Christopher
TV Movie
- story
- 1991
Au théâtre ce soir
7.7
TV Series
- French adaptation
- 1972
Gariban
6.4
- screenplay "Porte des Lilas" (uncredited)
- 1966
Les fables de La Fontaine
6.1
TV Series
- Writer
- 1966
Les fêtes galantes
6.0
- Writer
- 1965
Les quatre vérités
5.8
- Writer
- 1962
Tout l'or du monde
6.1
- screenplay, adaptation & dialogue
- 1961
De fil en aiguille
TV Movie
- short story
- 1960
La française et l'amour
6.1
- dialogue
- scenario (segment "Le Mariage")
- 1960
La Grande Époque
7.1
- Writer
- 1957
Porte des Lilas
7.1
- screenplay and dialogue
- 1957
Les grandes manoeuvres
6.7
- original scenario and dialogue
- 1955
Les belles de nuit
6.9
- adaptation
- dialogue
- scenario
- 1952
La beauté du diable
7.3
- screenplay and dialogue
- 1950
Le silence est d'or
7.1
- scenario & dialogue
- 1947

Director

Les fables de La Fontaine
6.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
Les fêtes galantes
6.0
- Director
- 1965
Les quatre vérités
5.8
- Director (segment "Les deux pigeons")
- 1962
Tout l'or du monde
6.1
- Director
- 1961
Avant-garde Cinema
- Director (segment "Entr'acte")
- 1960
La française et l'amour
6.1
- Director (segment "Le Mariage")
- 1960
Porte des Lilas
7.1
- Director
- 1957
Les grandes manoeuvres
6.7
- Director
- 1955
Les belles de nuit
6.9
- Director
- 1952
La beauté du diable
7.3
- Director
- 1950
Le silence est d'or
7.1
- Director
- 1947
Dix petits indiens
7.4
- Director (as Rene Clair)
- 1945
C'est arrivé demain
7.0
- Director (as Rene Clair)
- 1944
Et la vie recommence
6.9
- Director (segment "1897", as Rene Clair)
- 1943
Ma femme est une sorcière
7.1
- Director (as Rene Clair)
- 1942

Producer

Tout l'or du monde
6.1
- producer
- 1961
Porte des Lilas
7.1
- producer
- 1957
Les grandes manoeuvres
6.7
- producer
- 1955
Les belles de nuit
6.9
- producer
- 1952
Le silence est d'or
7.1
- producer
- 1947
Dix petits indiens
7.4
- producer (as Rene Clair)
- 1945
Et la vie recommence
6.9
- producer (as Rene Clair)
- 1943
Ma femme est une sorcière
7.1
- producer (as Rene Clair)
- 1942
La belle ensorceleuse
6.5
- producer (as Rene Clair)
- 1941
Fausses nouvelles
6.3
- producer
- 1938

Personal details

Alternative names
- René Chomette
Born
- November 11, 1898
- Paris, France
Died
- March 15, 1981
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France(heart attack in his sleep)
Spouse
- Bronia ClairJune 2, 1928 - March 15, 1981 (his death, 1 child)
Other works
Book: "Réflexion faite". Paris: Gallimard
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Did you know

Trivia
Was not happy with the coming of sound, in cinema, as it could, he thought, undermine the complex language constructed by the silent cinema over the last three decades.

Quotes
Nothing essential has been added to the art of the motion picture since D.W. Griffith.

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When did René Clair die?
March 15, 1981
How did René Clair die?
Heart attack in his sleep
How old was René Clair when he died?
82 years old
Where did René Clair die?
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
When was René Clair born?
November 11, 1898

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