Director

Henri Chomette

Directing

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Directed credits

Active

Regular directing credits.

TMDB popularity

0.7

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Directed movies: 14Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 1086900

IMDb ID: nm0158986

Known for: Directing

Born: March 30, 1896

Died: June 15, 1941

Age: 45

Place of birth: Paris, France

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1924 - 1938

Years active: 15

Average TMDB rating: 6

Wikidata: Q743083

Frequent jobs

Director (11)Assistant Director (3)

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb W Wikidata

Biography

Henri Chomette (1896–1941) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director known for Le chauffeur de Mademoiselle (1928), Autour d'une enquête (1931) and Night in May (1934). During his life, Henri Chomette lived in the shadow of his brother René Clair. Nevertheless Henri preceded René in the world of cinema. Very early on, he broke with the teaching of his teachers and participated in the avant-garde movement by constructing a theory of "pure cinema", which gave great importance cutting and editing. He died on June 15, 1941 in Rabat, Morocco.

Movies