René Clair
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René Clair was a pioneering French filmmaker and screenwriter known for his innovative early sound films and poetic, whimsical style in classics like "Sous les toits de Paris" and "À nous la liberté."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| René Clair canonical | 6 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ silent film director ⓘ sound film pioneer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilm | 1920s–1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| birthName | René-Lucien Chomette ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-03-15 ⓘ |
| directed |
And Then There Were None
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Entr'acte ⓘ I Married a Witch ⓘ La Beauté du diable ⓘ Le Million ⓘ Le Silence est d'or ⓘ Les Belles de nuit ⓘ Sous les toits de Paris ⓘ À nous la liberté ⓘ |
| electedTo | Académie française ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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fantasy film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| influenced |
French New Wave
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surface form:
French New Wave filmmakers
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| influencedBy |
music hall traditions
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Surrealism ⓘ
surface form:
surrealism
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| knownFor |
innovative use of early sound in cinema
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integration of music and ambient sound into narrative ⓘ visual inventiveness ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Académie française ⓘ |
| movement | French poetic realism ⓘ |
| name | René Clair self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
And Then There Were None
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Entr'acte ⓘ I Married a Witch ⓘ Le Million ⓘ Sous les toits de Paris ⓘ À nous la liberté ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Neuilly-sur-Seine
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surface form:
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
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| positionHeld | member of the Académie française ⓘ |
| spouse | Bronja Clair ⓘ |
| style |
poetic
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surrealist-influenced ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| workedIn |
British cinema
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French cinema ⓘ American cinema ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood cinema
early sound film era ⓘ silent film era ⓘ |
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