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Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer (French: [eʁik ʁomɛʁ]; 21 March 1920 [a] – 11 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher.
Who is Eric Rohmer? Born Jean-Marie Maurice Scherer on December 1, 1920 in Nancy, a small city in Lorraine, he relocated to Paris and became a literature teacher and newspaper reporter. In 1946, under the pen name Gilbert Cordier, he published his only novel, "Elizabeth".
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Éric Rohmer (born April 4, 1920?, Tulle?, France—died January 11, 2010, Paris) was a French motion-picture director and writer who was noted for his sensitively observed studies of romantic passion.
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Jun 16, 2016 · Éric Rohmer, the father of the French New Wave. Photograph by Tyrone Dukes / The New York Times / Redux. Though biographies are meant to illuminate and reveal their subjects, it’s no...
Jan 5, 2015 · The bookworm who became a cineaste. Graduating in Paris, Rohmer taught in Clérmont-Ferrand before returning to the capital after the war to become a freelance journalist. Steeped in Pascal, Diderot, Rousseau, Stendhal, Balzac and Rimbaud, he prized literature over film.
Jan 13, 2010 · Eric Rohmer, film-maker: Born Tulle, France 4 April 1920; married 1957 Thérèse Barbet; died Paris 11 January 2010. More about Alfred Hitchcock Film Directors French Film Neil LaBute
Eric Rohmer (born Jean-Marie Maurice Scherer, April 4, 1920 - January 11, 2010) was a screenwriter and director and a key figure in French New Wave cinema. He began writing film criticism in the late 1940’s and was, for some years, the editor of Cahiers du Cinema.
