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René Clément
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French film director and screenwriter (1913–1996)
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René Clément was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, and cinematographer. Born in Bordeaux, Gironde, France, on March 18, 1913, he was educated at the Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was a member of the Académie des beaux-arts and spoke French.
Clément’s professional career began in 1934 and continued until 1996. He received the Cannes Best Director Award for his work. He died in Monte Carlo on March 17, 1996, and was buried in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle.
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Film & TV
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
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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
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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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- 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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