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Alexandre Trauner

Born 3 Aug 1906 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]Died 5 Dec 1993aged 8783 credits

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 Hungarian Royal Drawing School, he left the country in 1929, fleeing from the antisemitic government of Admiral Horthy. In Paris, he became the assistant of set designer Lazare Meerson, at the studios in Épinay-sur-Seine working on such films as À nous la liberté (1932) and La Kermesse héroïque (1935). In 1937, he became a chief set designer. Trauner worked with director Marcel Carné for some years on such films as Port of Shadows (Quai des brumes, 1938), Le Jour se lève (1939), and Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du paradis, 1945). Trauner worked in hiding on Children of Paradise, which was filmed at the Victorine Studios in Nice during 1943 and 1944 during the Nazi's Occupation of France. 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. 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). In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. Source: Article "Alexandre Trauner" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Alexandre Trauner (en hongrois : Trauner Sándor), né le 3 août 1906 à Budapest en Autriche-Hongrie et mort le 5 décembre 1993 à Omonville-la-Petite, dans la Manche, est un décorateur de cinéma franco-hongrois. Après des études de peinture à l'École des beaux-arts de Budapest, il émigre en 1929 à Paris, où il devient l'assistant du décorateur Lazare Meerson (À nous la liberté de René Clair en 1932, la Kermesse héroïque de Jacques Feyder en 1935). Devenu chef décorateur en 1937, il a collaboré durant une longue carrière internationale avec certains des plus grands réalisateurs de son temps. On lui doit entre autres les décors de la plupart des films de Marcel Carné (Drôle de drame, Le Quai des brumes, Hôtel du Nord, Le jour se lève, Les Enfants du paradis), mais également ceux du Don Giovanni de Joseph Losey, de L'Homme qui voulut être roi de John Huston, de La Garçonnière ainsi que de La Vie privée de Sherlock Holmes de Billy Wilder ou de Subway de Luc Besson. Pour Les Routes du sud de Losey, c'est sa maison dans la Hague qui servit de décor. Il reçut l'Oscar du meilleur décor 1960 (catégorie noir et blanc) pour La Garçonnière de Wilder. Alexandre Trauner est enterré dans le petit cimetière d'Omonville-la-Petite (Manche), aux côtés de son ami Jacques Prévert. Son épouse est décédée en 2011. Source: Article "Alexandre Trauner" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA.

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The Rainbow Thief
The Rainbow Thief1994 · Production Design
Love Comedy
Love Comedy1989 · Production Design
Rouget le braconnier
Rouget le braconnier1989 · Production Design
Reunion
Reunion1989 · Production Design
The Bengali Night
The Bengali Night1988 · Art Direction
'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight1986 · Production Design
Subway
Subway1985 · Production Design
Subway
Subway1985 · Art Direction
Harem
Harem1985 · Production Design
Long Live Women!
Long Live Women!1984 · Production Design
Viadukt
Viadukt1983 · Production Design
So Long, Stooge
So Long, Stooge1983 · Production Design
The Trout
The Trout1982 · Production Design
Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon1981 · Production Design
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu1980 · Production Design
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni1979 · Production Design
Roads to the South
Roads to the South1978 · Production Design
Fedora
Fedora1978 · Production Design
The First Time
The First Time1976 · Production Design
Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein1976 · Art Direction
The Man Who Would Be King
The Man Who Would Be King1975 · Production Design
Story of a Love Story
Story of a Love Story1973 · Production Design
Promise at Dawn
Promise at Dawn1970 · Production Design
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes1970 · Production Design
A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear1968 · Production Design
Uptight
Uptight1968 · Production Design
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals1967 · Production Design
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million1966 · Production Design
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse1964 · Associate Producer
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse1964 · Production Design
Kiss Me, Stupid
Kiss Me, Stupid1964 · Production Design
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce1963 · Production Design
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce1963 · Producer
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce1963 · Art Direction
Five Miles to Midnight
Five Miles to Midnight1962 · Art Direction
Five Miles to Midnight
Five Miles to Midnight1962 · Production Design
Paris Blues
Paris Blues1961 · Art Direction
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three1961 · Art Direction
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again1961 · Production Design
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again1961 · Art Direction
The Apartment
The Apartment1960 · Art Direction
Once More, with Feeling!
Once More, with Feeling!1960 · production_designer
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story1959 · Art Direction
Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon
Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon1959 · Production Design
Be Beautiful and Shut Up
Be Beautiful and Shut Up1958 · Production Design
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution1957 · Production Design
Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon1957 · Production Design
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution1957 · Art Direction
Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon1957 · Art Direction
Plucking the Daisy
Plucking the Daisy1956 · Production Design
Land of the Pharaohs
Land of the Pharaohs1955 · Production Design
Rififi
Rififi1955 · Production Design
Revenge at Daybreak
Revenge at Daybreak1952 · Production Design
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins1952 · Production Design
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Juliette, or Key of Dreams1951 · Production Design
Othello
Othello1951 · production_designer
Othello
Othello1951 · Production Design
Miracles Only Happen Once
Miracles Only Happen Once1951 · production_designer
La Marie du Port
La Marie du Port1950 · production_designer
The cheat
The cheat1949 · production_designer

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