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René Clair

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Also known as René-Lucien Chomette, Rene Kler, Ren Lucien Chomette, René Chomette, Ren Clair, Rene Clair, Rene-Lucien Chomette, Rene Chomette

French filmmaker and writer (1898–1981)

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René Clair (1898–1981) was a French screenwriter, film director, film producer, and journalist. Born in Paris, he began his professional career in 1924. His notable works include *Entr'acte*, *Le Million*, *À Nous la Liberté*, and *July 14*. He was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and resided in Paris.

Clair was a member of the Académie Française and the College of 'Pataphysics. He received the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and the Louis Delluc Prize. Additionally, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film. His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Van Abbemuseum. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1898
Died
1981
Works
50

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Film & TV

Directing · Paris, France

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…

Known for

  • René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu — Lui-même2021
  • Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim — Self2012
  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
  • Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
  • Midi trente — Self1972
  • À la recherche de Jean Grémillon — Self1969
  • Civilisation: L'homme et les images — Self1967
  • Laugh with Max Linder — Narrateur (voice)1963
  • Cinépanorama — Self1956

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
France
Active from
1898
Active to
1981

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
126
Total plays
262

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma

    · 2005 · cited 18,717x

  2. Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis

    · 2018 · cited 11,536x

  3. The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications

    · 2009 · cited 10,404x

  4. Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    · 2007 · cited 7,929x

  5. Gene expression profiling predicts clinical outcome of breast cancer

    · 2002 · cited 7,506x

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Key facts

Born
René-Lucien Chomette , ( 1898-11-11 ) 11 November 1898, Paris , France
Died
15 March 1981 (1981-03-15) (aged 82), Neuilly-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine , Île-de-France , France
Occupations
Director producer writer actor
Years active
1924–1976
Spouse
Bronia Clair (m.1926)

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Encyclopedic overview

René Clair ( French: [ʁəne klɛʁ]; 11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette ([ʁəne lysjɛ̃ ʃɔmɛt]), was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films which often featured fantasy comedy themes. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the United Kingdom and the United States for more than a decade. Returning to France in the aftermath of 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 Un chapeau de paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat, 1928), Sous les toits de Paris (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).

Early life

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