Eugène Lourié
Known for
Art
Born
April 8, 1903
Birthplace
Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
Died
May 26, 1991 (aged 88)
Biography
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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Best known work
Grand Illusion
1937
The Rules of the Game
1939
Limelight
1952
Shock Corridor
1963
Bronco Billy
1980
Burnt Offerings
1976
Breathless
1983
La Bête Humaine
1938
Napoleon
1927
The Naked Kiss
1964Filmography
1983
Breathlessas Dr. Boudreaux
1980
Bronco BillyArt Direction
1979
1978
Lacy and the Mississippi QueenArt Direction
1978
An Enemy of the PeopleProduction Design
1976
Burnt OfferingsProduction Design
1976
Time TravelersArt Direction
1973
What Are Best Friends For?Art Direction
1972
Haunts of the Very RichArt Direction
1972
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentArt Direction
1972
The Eyes of Charles SandArt Direction
1971
Death Takes a HolidayArt Direction
1971
What's the Matter with Helen?Art Direction
1969
Krakatoa, East of JavaProduction Design
1967
Custer of the WestArt Direction
1967
Bikini ParadiseArt Direction
1965
Crack in the WorldArt Direction, Special Effects
1964
The Naked KissArt Direction
1964
The StranglerArt Direction
1964
Flight from AshiyaProduction Design
1963
Shock CorridorArt Direction
1962
Confessions of an Opium EaterProduction Design
1961
GorgoDirector
1959
The Giant BehemothDirector, Screenplay, Production Design
1958
Revolt in the Big HouseWriter