Eugène Lourié

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Eugène Lourié
Born
Jewgeni Lurje

8 April 1903
Died26 May 1991 (1991-05-27) (aged 88)
OccupationFilm director

Eugène Lourié (

Allmovie contributor Sandra Brennan has written that he was "among the best art directors in French cinema."[1] He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1969 for Best Visual Effects on the film Krakatoa, East of Java.[2]

Early life

Lourié was born in Kharkov, Russian Empire in 1903.[3] His first experience with cinema was in 1911 when a movie theater opened in Kharkov. In 1919, he worked on an

anti-communist film titled Black Crowes. After he fled from the Soviet Union, he made his way to Istanbul. While there he made money for a fare to Paris, France by painting and drawing movie posters. He even slept in the theater on top of a piano to save money.[4]

Film career

In the 1930s, he worked as a production designer for such directors as

Academy Award nomination for his visual effects on Krakatoa, East of Java.[2]

In 1980, Lourié designed Clint Eastwood's Bronco Billy. Lourié also had an acting part in Richard Gere's 1983 picture, Breathless.[4]

Lourié makes a silent cameo appearance in

telegraph.[6]

Death

Lourié died on 26 May 1991 due to a stroke while in the

Partial filmography

See also

References

  1. ^
    Allmovie
    . Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. ^
    Allmovie
    . Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Eugene Lourie dies, art director was 88". The Hour. 30 May 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  4. ^ .
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  6. ^ Model Ships in the Cinema: Krakatoa, East of Java, 1969, caption of photo of lighthouse keeper operating telegraph.
  7. ^ "Eugene Lourié, film art director for half-century". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 30 May 1991. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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  9. ^ "Eugène Lourié. Filmography. Art director". IMDb. 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

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