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ISBN 13: 9780064300513. Two comedies and two tragedies; Rene Clair's "The Italian Straw Hat" (1928) and Max Ophuls' "La Ronde" (1950) are domestic, and explore the dynamics of sex, while Jean Renoir's "La Grande Illusion" (1937) and Henri-Georges Clouzot's "The Wages of Fear" (1953) are studies of human courage and endeavour.

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Two comedies and two tragedies; Rene Clair's "The Italian Straw Hat" (1928) and Max Ophuls' "La Ronde" (1950) are domestic, and explore the dynamics of sex, while Jean Renoir's "La Grande Illusion" (1937) and Henri-Georges Clouzot's "The Wages of Fear" (1953) are studies of human courage and endeavour.

Two comedies and two tragedies; Rene Clair's The Italian Straw Hat (1928) and Max Ophuls' La Ronde (1950) are domestic. Masterworks of the French Cinema: The Italian Straw Hat : LA Grande Illusion : LA Ronde : The Wages of Fear Paperback – March 1, 1989. by John Weightman (Author).

René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981) born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy

René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981) born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade.

René Clair, Paris, France.

French actress Brigitte Bardot relaxes in the back of a limousine upon her arrival at London's Heathrow Airport. She has flown in from Paris to attend the premiere of her latest film 'Shalako', in which she plays an alluring countess. Brigitte Bardot- dressed for fall.

René Clair French film director and screenwriter René Clair (1898–1981) was . Entr'acte was one of the first major examples of surrealist cinema.

René Clair French film director and screenwriter René Clair (1898–1981) was an avant–garde filmmaker known for injecting his art with satiric and surrealist touches. It was based on notes by French Dadaist and surrealistic painter Francis Picabia, and it was scored with music by avant–garde composer Erik Satie. Today, Clair's name is rarely placed among the pantheon of the greatest international film directors, but in recent years, his artistic reputation has enjoyed rejuvenation, and he is at least regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of the French cinema.

René Clair, Writer: Le silence est d'or. René Clair was born on November 11, 1898 in Paris, France as René-Lucien Chomette. He was a writer and director, known for Le silence est d'or (1947), Les grandes manoeuvres (1955) and Les belles de nuit (1952). He was married to Bronia Clair. He died on March 15, 1981 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

The Book of the City of Ladies, Christine de Pizan (1405)

The Book of the City of Ladies, Christine de Pizan (1405). Written by the prolific medievalist Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies is an extraordinary work, both for its content and for the fact that it was written by a woman during the Middle Ages. One of the most outrageous books on this list is also one of the oldest: François Rabelais’ Gargantua and Pantagruel dates back to the 16th century, and comprises five separate volumes, each of which centers on the adventures and mishaps of the giant Gargantua and his son Pantagruel.