Portrait of René Clair

Directing

René Clair

Career

Active from 1924 to 2021, with a break from 1966 to 2020, busiest in 1928 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for À Nous la Liberté
À Nous la Liberté
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
René Clair Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Whimsical 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Charming 2
  • French Cinema 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Martinez, Margaritas and Murder!
Martinez, Margaritas and Murder! (2024)

Thanks

René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu (2021)

as Lui-même

1970s

1 title
Ferraille et chiffons
Ferraille et chiffons (1972)

Adaptation

1960s

5 titles · average score 57
The Lace Wars
The Lace Wars (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

Laugh with Max Linder
Laugh with Max Linder (1963)

as Narrateur (voice)

The Four Truths
The Four Truths (1962)

Writer, Director

All the Gold in the World
All the Gold in the World (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Writer

1950s

4 titles · average score 75
The Gates of Paris
The Gates of Paris (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Producer

The Grand Manoeuvre
The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Producer

Beauties of the Night
Beauties of the Night (1952)
GoodWatch score 82

Scenario Writer, Adaptation

The Beauty of the Devil
The Beauty of the Devil (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Screenplay

1940s

6 titles · average score 69
Silence Is Golden
Silence Is Golden (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Director

It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

Adaptation, Director

Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942)
GoodWatch score 82

Producer, Dialogue

The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer, Producer

1930s

9 titles · average score 74
Break the News
Break the News (1938)

Writer, Director

Fire Over England
Fire Over England (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

Assistant Director

The Ghost Goes West
The Ghost Goes West (1935)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Director

The Last Billionaire
The Last Billionaire (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

July 14
July 14 (1933)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

À Nous la Liberté
À Nous la Liberté (1931)
GoodWatch score 87

Story, Director

Le Million
Le Million (1931)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer, Director

Under the Roofs of Paris
Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Writer

Miss Europe
Miss Europe (1930)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Adaptation

1920s

9 titles · average score 66
The Italian Straw Hat
The Italian Straw Hat (1928)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Two Timid Souls
Two Timid Souls (1928)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

La Tour
La Tour (1928)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

The Prey of the Wind
The Prey of the Wind (1927)

Director, Writer

The Imaginary Voyage
The Imaginary Voyage (1926)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

The Crazy Ray
The Crazy Ray (1925)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge (1925)
GoodWatch score 64

Editor, Writer

Entr'acte
Entr'acte (1924)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

The Midnight Chimes
The Midnight Chimes (1924)

Assistant Director