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René Clément
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French film director and screenwriter (1913–1996)
OverviewAI-generated
René Clément (1913–1996) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, and cinematographer. Born in Bordeaux, he began his professional career in 1934 and continued working until his death in 1996. He received the Cannes Best Director Award and was a member of the Académie des beaux-arts. Clément was educated at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and spoke French.
His notable works include *La bataille du rail*, *Monsieur Ripois*, and *Jeux interdits*. He died in Monte Carlo and was buried in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1996
- Works
- 6
Top works
- La bataille du rail
- Monsieur Ripois
- Jeux interdits
- Bataille du rail
- La bataille du rail
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Directing · Bordeaux, Gironde, France
René Clément (March 18, 1913, Bordeaux – March 17, 1996, Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a French film director and screenwriter. Clément studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20 minute short written and featuring Jacques Tati. Clément spent the latter part of the 1930s making documentaries in parts of the…
Known for
- Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément — Self (archive footage)2022
- Citizen Jane Fonda2020
- Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau — Self (archive footage)2019
- Europe Express1984
- Spécial cinéma — Self1974
- Filmmaking on the Riviera — Self1964
- Purple Noon — Clumsy Waiter (uncredited)1960
- Cinépanorama — Self1956
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1972-05-06
Discography
- Du bon bord2003
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 22
- Total plays
- 41
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
· 2005 · cited 18,740x
- Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis
· 2018 · cited 11,574x
- The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2009 · cited 10,419x
- Gene expression profiling predicts clinical outcome of breast cancer
· 2002 · cited 7,507x
- Effects of radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide versus radiotherapy alone on survival in glioblastoma in a randomised phase III study: 5-year analysis of the EORTC-NCIC trial
· 2009 · cited 6,604x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1913-03-18 ) 18 March 1913, Bordeaux , France
- Died
- 17 March 1996 (1996-03-17) (aged 82), Monte Carlo , Monaco
- Alma mater
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Occupations
- Film director, screenwriter
- Awards
- See below
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- René
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Bordeaux
- Place of death
- Monte Carlo
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- ReneClement-StudioHarcourt-1950.png
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- Commons category
- René Clément
- date of birth
- 1913-03-18
- date of death
- 1996-03-17
- name in native language
- René Clément
- related category
- Category:Films directed by René Clément
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- end of work period
- 1996-00-00
- place of burial
- Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
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Encyclopedic overview
René Clément ( French: [ʁəne klemɑ̃]; 18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter, active from the 1930s through the 1970s. He was considered one of his country's leading filmmakers of the post-World War II era, and continued to work steadily through the New Wave era. He won five prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, including two Best Director Awards. To date, he is the most-awarded French filmmaker at the festival.
Two of his films — The Walls of Malapaga (1949) and Forbidden Games (1952) — won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Clément's other notable films included Gervaise (1956), Purple Noon (1960), Is Paris Burning (1966), Rider on the Rain (1970), and And Hope to Die (1972). He received the Honorary César in 1984.
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