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Eugène Lourié

Born April 8, 1903 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]Died May 26, 199151 films

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.

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Limelight posterFirst watchLimelight19527.9A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Grand Illusion poster7.9Grand Illusion1937The Rules of the Game poster7.5The Rules of the Game1939Napoleon poster7.8Napoleon1927Shock Corridor poster7.0Shock Corridor1963La Bête Humaine poster7.1La Bête Humaine1938The Naked Kiss poster7.0The Naked Kiss1964Sahara poster7.2Sahara1943Burnt Offerings poster6.5Burnt Offerings1976

Filmography

51 films
  1. 1980Bronco BillyArt Direction
  2. 1978Lacy and the Mississippi QueenArt Direction
  3. 1978An Enemy of the PeopleProduction Design
  4. 1976Burnt OfferingsProduction Design
  5. 1976Time TravelersArt Direction
  6. 1973What Are Best Friends For?Art Direction
  7. 1972Haunts of the Very RichArt Direction
  8. 1972The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentArt Direction
  9. 1972The Eyes of Charles SandArt Direction
  10. 1971Death Takes a HolidayArt Direction
  11. 1971What's the Matter with Helen?Art Direction
  12. 1969Krakatoa, East of JavaProduction Design
  13. 1967Custer of the WestArt Direction
  14. 1967Bikini ParadiseArt Direction
  15. 1965Crack in the WorldArt Direction
  16. 1964The Naked KissArt Direction
  17. 1964The StranglerArt Direction
  18. 1964Flight from AshiyaProduction Design
  19. 1963Shock CorridorArt Direction
  20. 1962Confessions of an Opium EaterProduction Design
  21. 1959The Giant BehemothProduction Design
  22. 1954So This Is ParisArt Direction
  23. 1954Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel DrakeProduction Design
  24. 1953The Diamond QueenProduction Design
  25. 1952LimelightArt Direction
  26. 1951The RiverProduction Design
  27. 1949Wild WeedArt Direction
  28. 1949The Adventure of the Speckled BandArt Direction
  29. 1948A Woman's VengeanceArt Direction
  30. 1947The Long NightProduction Design
  31. 1946The Diary of a ChambermaidProduction Design
  32. 1945This Love of OursArt Direction
  33. 1945The Strange Affair of Uncle HarryArt Direction
  34. 1945The SouthernerProduction Design
  35. 1945The House of FearArt Direction
  36. 1944In SocietyArt Direction
  37. 1943SaharaAssistant Art Director
  38. 1943This Land Is MineProduction Design
  39. 1940The French WayArt Direction
  40. 1940Cristobal's GoldArt Direction
  41. 1940There's No TomorrowArt Direction
  42. 1939The Rules of the GameProduction Design
  43. 1938La Bête HumaineProduction Design
  44. 1938The Lafarge CaseArt Direction
  45. 1938RasputinProduction Design
  46. 1937AlibiProduction Design
  47. 1937Grand IllusionSet Decoration
  48. 1936Under Western EyesSet Designer
  49. 1935Dark EyesArt Direction
  50. 1934The Bread PeddlerArt Direction
  51. 1927NapoleonArt Direction