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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