Eugène Lourié
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
- Art
- Born
- 1903-04-08 · Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
- Died
- 1991-05-26
Known for
- Grand Illusion (1937) — Set Decoration
- The Rules of the Game (1939) — Production Design
- Limelight (1952) — Art Direction
- Shock Corridor (1963) — Art Direction
- Bronco Billy (1980) — Art Direction
- Burnt Offerings (1976) — Production Design
- Breathless (1983) — Dr. Boudreaux
- La Bête Humaine (1938) — Production Design
- Napoleon (1927) — Art Direction
- The Naked Kiss (1964) — Art Direction
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) — Director
- Sahara (1943) — Assistant Art Director
- The River (1951) — Production Design
- The House of Fear (1945) — Art Direction
- Gorgo (1961) — Director
- Crack in the World (1965) — Special Effects