Andrei Andreyev

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Andrei Andreyev , also André Andreyev (born January 9, jul. / 21st January  1887 greg. In Siauliai , Russian Empire ; † 13. March 1967 in Loudun , France ), was a Russian-born, active in Central and Western Europe art director , artist and set designer .

Life

Andrejew received his training at Moscow's art academy and first went to the capital's Stanislavski Theater, where he worked as a set designer. As a result of the October Revolution he came to Berlin , where he initially worked under Max Reinhardt at the Deutsches Theater .

Since the end of 1922, beginning with the Russian material Raskolnikow , he can be proven as an architect in German film. In addition to numerous comedies by directors such as Friedrich Zelnik and Géza von Bolváry , Andrejew also created a number of artistically ambitious productions such as Jacques Feyder's Thérèse-Raquin version You shouldn't commit adultery! , Zelnik's Die Weber and GW Pabst's Die Büchse der Pandora and Die Dreigroschenoper . In 1932 Andrejew Pabst followed when he went to France to shoot a Don Quixote film with Fyodor Chaliapin in the title role.

Of Andreev's work before the outbreak of World War II , the buildings designed in 1935 for Anatole Litvak's splendid Mayerling film and Julien Duvivier's new version of the Golem material in Prague stand out. In the 1930s, the Russian production designer was also sporadically active in British film. During the war, Andrejew worked almost exclusively for the German-controlled production company Continental Films SA Alfred Grevens , for which he designed atmospheric and gloomy decorations such as those for The Devil's Hand and The Raven .

Andreyev found no more employment in France after 1945 and went back to London for some ambitious large-scale productions, including Anna Karenina , The Winslow Case and Anastasia . Most recently, he was also working again in Berlin and Federal Republican studios and equipped the films Hazardous Vacation , Bonjour Kathrin and Madeleine and the Legionnaire for top directors such as Carol Reed and Wolfgang Staudte . Then Andrejew retired to France.

Andreyev also worked beyond film. He also appeared as a draftsman.

Filmography

  • 1923: Raskolnikov
  • 1923: The power of darkness
  • 1925: The secret of old Mamsell
  • 1925: The junk dealer from Amsterdam
  • 1925: The Forester Christian
  • 1926: The violet eater
  • 1926: Superfluous people
  • 1926: On the beautiful blue Danube
  • 1926: The laughing cricket
  • 1927: The Gypsy Baron
  • 1927: Alpine tragedy
  • 1927: In the luxury train
  • 1927: The player
  • 1927: The dancing Vienna
  • 1927: The weavers
  • 1928: You shall not commit adultery!
  • 1928: The photographer of the heart
  • 1928: The saint and her fool
  • 1928: The shop prince
  • 1928: Mary Lou
  • 1928: Volga-Volga
  • 1928: Pandora's box
  • 1929: Perjury
  • 1929: the fool of his love
  • 1929: Explosive excavator 1010
  • 1929: Revolt in the house of education
  • 1930: The last company
  • 1930: Her Majesty Love
  • 1930: The Threepenny Opera
  • 1931: The robbery of the Mona Lisa
  • 1931: love command
  • 1932: Big City Night (also French verse: Mirages de Paris )
  • 1933: Don Quixote (Don Quixote)
  • 1933: Dans les rues
  • 1933: The Strange Old One (Cette vieille canaille)
  • 1934: Natascha (Nuits moscovites)
  • 1934: The False Tsar of Kazan (Volga en flammes)
  • 1934: L'or dans la rue
  • 1934: Struensee - My Heart of the Queen (The Dictator)
  • 1935: Whom the Gods Love
  • 1936: Mayerling (Mayerling)
  • 1936: Le Golem
  • 1936: The alley to paradise
  • 1936: Taras Bulba (Tarass Boulba)
  • 1936: The Beloved Vagabond , also French verse: Le vagabond bien-aimée
  • 1937: Melo (Dreaming Lips)
  • 1937: Dark Journey
  • 1937: Storm in a Teacup ( Storm in a Glass of Water )
  • 1937: La citadelle du silence
  • 1937: Rival of the Tsarina (La Tarakanowa)
  • 1938: Le drame de Shanghai
  • 1938: Lumières de Paris
  • 1938: Heavenly Musicians (Les musiciens du ciel)
  • 1939: The white slave (L'esclave blanche)
  • 1939: Jeunes filles en détresse
  • 1939: Paris-New York
  • 1940: Ils étaient 12 femmes
  • 1941: You were six (Le dernier des six)
  • 1941: Once a year (Caprices)
  • 1941: The murderer lives in No. 21 (L'assassin habite au 21)
  • 1941: A fantastic symphony (La symphonie fantastique)
  • 1942: The Devil's Hand (La main du diable)
  • 1942: The false mistress (La fausse maîtresse)
  • 1942: Picpus
  • 1942: Love in the South (Simplet)
  • 1943: The raven
  • 1943: sons of a mother (Pierre et Jean)
  • 1943: The Ladies' Paradise (Au bonheur des dames)
  • 1943: La ferme aux loups
  • 1944: Le dernier sou
  • 1947: A Man About the House
  • 1947: Anna Karenina
  • 1948: The Winslow case
  • 1948: Britannia Mews
  • 1948: That Dangerous Age
  • 1949: The Angel with the Trumpet
  • 1950: Demon Uran (My Daughter Joy)
  • 1953: Dangerous vacation
  • 1953: reunion in Monte Carlo (Melba)
  • 1954: Mambo (Mambo)
  • 1955: Alexander the Great
  • 1955: Bonjour Kathrin
  • 1956: Anastasia
  • 1957: Madeleine and the legionnaire

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 108 f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andreev drawings in the Michel Cabotse gallery
personal data
SURNAME Andreyev, Andrei
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Andrejew, André (full name); Андреев, Андрей (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-born film architect, draftsman and set designer
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Schaulen , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1967
Place of death Loudun , France