Alexandre Astruc
Alexandre Astruc (; 13 July 1923 – 19 May 2016) was a French film critic and film director. Biography. Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic. His contribution to the auteur theory centers on his notion of the "caméra-stylo" or "camera-pen" and the idea that directors should wield their cameras like writers use their pens. In 1994 he was awarded the René Clair Award for his whole body of film work. Selected filmography. "(s) indicates films also co-scripted by Astruc"