FILM DIRECTOR

René Clément

1913 - 1996

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René Clément (French: [ʁəne klemɑ̃]; 18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films The Battle of the Rails (1946), Forbidden Games (1952), Gervaise (1956), Purple Noon (1960), and Is Paris Burning (1966). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Clément has received more than 238,713 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. René Clément is the 126th most popular film director (up from 132nd in 2019), the 907th most popular biography from France (up from 917th in 2019) and the 18th most popular French Film Director.

René Clément is most famous for his 1959 film, "Black Orpheus," which is a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, René Clément ranks 126 out of 2,041. Before him are John Woo, Howard Hawks, Victor Fleming, Jiří Menzel, Wes Craven, and Claude Lelouch. After him are Michael Curtiz, Peter Weir, William Hanna, George A. Romero, Nikita Mikhalkov, and Wong Kar-wai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, René Clément ranks 40. Before him are Wolfgang Paul, Leônidas, Werner Mölders, Albert Ellis, Jimmy Hoffa, and Artur Axmann. After him are Witold Lutosławski, Erich Priebke, Roger Wolcott Sperry, Jacobo Árbenz, Vinicius de Moraes, and Muddy Waters. Among people deceased in 1996, René Clément ranks 28. Before him are Sergiu Celibidache, Joan Clarke, Marcel Carné, Magda Schneider, Abdus Salam, and Artur Axmann. After him are Odysseas Elytis, Ademir de Menezes, Solomon Asch, Andreas Papandreou, Gladwyn Jebb, and Masaki Kobayashi.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Clément ranks 907 out of 6,770. Before him are John I of Aragon (1350), Edgar Morin (1921), Jean-Claude Killy (1943), Claude Lelouch (1937), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), and Joan the Lame (1293). After him are Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143), Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Claude Chappe (1763), Jean Anouilh (1910), Jean-Pierre Sauvage (1944), and Stéphane Audran (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, René Clément ranks 18. Before him are William Wyler (1902), Robert Bresson (1901), René Clair (1898), Marcel Carné (1906), Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), and Claude Lelouch (1937). After him are Jacques Demy (1931), Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953), Alice Guy-Blaché (1873), Louis Malle (1932), and Abel Gance (1889).

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Filmography

Beauty and the Beast
Director
The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.
Oct 29o 19467.502 / 10
Purple Noon
Director
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
Mar 10o 19607.6 / 10
Forbidden Games
Director
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
May 9o 19527.8 / 10