FILM DIRECTOR

René Clair

1898 - 1981

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René Clair (French pronunciation: [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 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 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Clair is the 100th most popular film director (down from 95th in 2019), the 780th most popular biography from France (down from 724th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Film Director.

René Clair is most famous for his films. His first film was "Entr'acte" in 1924. His most famous films are "A Nous la Liberté" and "Under the Roofs of Paris."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, René Clair ranks 100 out of 2,041. Before him are Aki Kaurismäki, Dario Argento, Christopher Nolan, Carlos Saura, Richard Attenborough, and David Lean. After him are Andrzej Żuławski, Jacques Audiard, Jacques Tati, Sidney Lumet, Bong Joon-ho, and John Huston.

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Among people born in 1898, René Clair ranks 33. Before him are Rudolf Dassler, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Rodion Malinovsky, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, and Vicente Aleixandre. After him are Georges Dumézil, Curzio Malaparte, Willy Messerschmitt, Joseph Murphy, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, and Aloysius Stepinac. Among people deceased in 1981, René Clair ranks 24. Before him are Marcel Breuer, Max Delbrück, Karl Böhm, Natalie Wood, A. J. Cronin, and Eugenio Montale. After him are Joseph Murphy, Joe Louis, Omar Bradley, Samuel Barber, Georges Brassens, and William Saroyan.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Clair ranks 780 out of 6,770. Before him are Guntram (532), Simon Vouet (1590), Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1838), Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540), Joanna of Bourbon (1338), and Jacques Maritain (1882). After him are Georges Dumézil (1898), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), Fanny Ardant (1949), Julie Clary (1771), Dagobert II (650), and Michel Legrand (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, René Clair ranks 13. Before him are Éric Rohmer (1920), William Wyler (1902), Claude Chabrol (1930), Luc Besson (1959), Alain Resnais (1922), and Robert Bresson (1901). After him are Jacques Audiard (1952), Jacques Tati (1907), Claude Lelouch (1937), René Clément (1913), Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), and Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907).

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