Alexandre Trauner
Alexandre Trauner (born Sándor Trau; 3 August 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – 5 December 1993 in Omonville-la-Petite, France) was a Hungarian film production designer.
After studying painting at
Trauner worked with director
He worked with Billy Wilder on eight films between 1958 and 1978, including the sets for The Apartment (1960), on which he made use of false perspective, a characteristic of his work. For his work on this film, he won an Academy Award.[2] He also worked on John Huston's The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Joseph Losey's Don Giovanni (1979), and Luc Besson's Subway (1985).[4]
In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.[5]
Selected filmography
- Ciboulette (1933)
- Another World (1937)
- Woman of Malacca (1937)
- Mollenard (1938)
- Hotel du Nord(1938)
- Port of Shadows (1938)
- The Curtain Rises (1938)
- Children of Paradise (1945)
- Gates of the Night (1946)
- The Misfortunes of Sophie (1946)
- Mystery Trip (1947)
- La Marie du port(1950)
- Juliette, or Key of Dreams (1951)
- Miracles Only Happen Once(1951)
- Desperate Decision (1952)
- Rififi (1955)
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955)
- The Light Across the Street (1956)
- Mademoiselle Striptease(1956)
- The Apartment (1960)
- One, Two, Three (1961)
- Once More, with Feeling! (1960)
- Irma la Douce (1963)
- Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
- How to Steal a Million (1966)
- The Night of the Generals (1967)
- A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
- Fedora (1978)
- The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
- The Train Killer (1983)
- Subway (1985)
- Round Midnight (1986)
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9781841500041.
- ^ a b Darke, Chris (1996). "Alexandre Trauner". In Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey (ed.). The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford, UK & New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 346.
- ^ "Alexandre Trauner 50 ans de cinéma", lpce.com, c.2007
- ^ a b Shipman, David (21 December 1993). "Obituary: Alexandre Trauner". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Berlinale 1980: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
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