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Andre Bazin

André Bazin (April 18, 1918 - November 11, 1958) was a famous critic of the French New Wave (circa 1958-62) who worked closely with Jean-Luc Godard & François Truffaut.

He was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Two collections of his criticism are translated into English, which are mainstays of college film courses: What is Cinema, volumes 1 & 2. Known as a proponent of "appreciative criticism," wherein only Critics who liked [a] film could write a review of it... thus encouraging constructive criticism.

André Bazin died at Nogent-sur-Marne[?], Île-de-France.



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