Person
Eugène Lourié
Art · 1903–1991 · Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
Biography
Eugène Lourié (1903 - 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for his 1950s science fiction movies. Allmovie contributor, Sandra Brennan, has wrote that he was "among the best art directors in French cinema." He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1969 for best visual effects on the film Krakatoa, East of Java. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugène Lourié, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Tales of the Unexpected
Vingleberg
Limelight
Art Direction
Breathless
Dr. Boudreaux
Grand Illusion
Set Decoration
Sahara
Assistant Art Director
The Rules of the Game
Production Design
Napoleon
Art Direction
The River
Production Design
The Naked Kiss
Art Direction
Bronco Billy
Art Direction
Filmography
- 1983BreathlessDr. Boudreaux
- 1980Bronco BillyArt Direction
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedVingleberg
- 1978Lacy and the Mississippi QueenArt Direction
- 1978An Enemy of the PeopleProduction Design
- 1976Burnt OfferingsProduction Design
- 1976Time TravelersArt Direction
- 1973What Are Best Friends For?Art Direction
- 1972Haunts of the Very RichArt Direction
- 1972The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentArt Direction
- 1972The Eyes of Charles SandArt Direction
- 1971Death Takes a HolidayArt Direction
- 1971What's the Matter with Helen?Art Direction
- 1969Krakatoa, East of JavaProduction Design
- 1967Custer of the WestArt Direction
- 1967Bikini ParadiseArt Direction
- 1965Crack in the WorldSpecial Effects
- 1964The Naked KissArt Direction
- 1964The StranglerArt Direction
- 1964Flight from AshiyaProduction Design
- 1963Shock CorridorArt Direction
- 1962Confessions of an Opium EaterProduction Design
- 1961GorgoDirector
- 1959The Giant BehemothScreenplay
- 1958Revolt in the Big HouseWriter
- 1958The Colossus of New YorkDirector
- 1954So This Is ParisArt Direction
- 1954Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel DrakeProduction Design
- 1953The Diamond QueenProduction Design
- 1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsDirector
- 1952LimelightArt Direction
- 1951The RiverProduction Design
- 1949Wild WeedArt Direction
- 1949The Adventure of the Speckled BandArt Direction
- 1948A Woman's VengeanceArt Direction
- 1947The Long NightProduction Design
- 1946The Diary of a ChambermaidProduction Design
- 1945This Love of OursArt Direction
- 1945The Strange Affair of Uncle HarryArt Direction
- 1945The SouthernerProduction Design
- 1945The House of FearArt Direction
- 1944In SocietyArt Direction
- 1943SaharaAssistant Art Director
- 1943This Land Is MineProduction Design
- 1940The French WayArt Direction
- 1940Cristobal's GoldArt Direction
- 1940There's No TomorrowArt Direction
- 1939The Rules of the GameProduction Design
- 1938La Bête HumaineProduction Design
- 1938The Lafarge CaseArt Direction
- 1938RasputinArt Direction
- 1937AlibiProduction Design
- 1937Grand IllusionSet Decoration
- 1936Under Western EyesSet Designer
- 1935Dark EyesArt Direction
- 1934The Bread PeddlerSet Decoration
- 1929CagliostroCostume Designer
- 1927The Chess PlayerCostume Design
- 1927NapoleonArt Direction
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