Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff

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Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff (born June 2, 1908 as Friedrich Joachim Freiherr Jüptner von Jonstorff in Vienna ; † October 24, 1993 in Klosterneuburg ) was an Austrian film architect , the most productive set designer in domestic post-war cinema in the first twenty years.

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Born Friedrich Freiherr Jüptner von Jonstorff, son of the Viennese section head Anton Karl Friedrich Freiherr Jüptner von Jonstorff, he studied electrical engineering at the Technical College in his hometown of Vienna and then attended the Vienna School of Applied Arts . This was followed by practical training as a set designer and electrical engineer.

In the early 1930s Jüptner-Jonstorff began working as a set designer in the Austrian capital. Further theater engagements took him to Salzburg, among others . Before the outbreak of war, there were also orders from film as a second architect (e.g. in 1935 for Walter Reisch's episode ). After his first collaboration with the respected set designer Otto Niedermoser in 1936 (film silhouettes ), Jüptner-Jonstorff advanced three years later to the sole responsibility of chief architect at Deka-Film in Berlin .

In 1942 he returned to Vienna. There Jüptner-Jonstorff only occasionally worked for leading directors such as Willi Forst (women are not angels) and Gustav Ucicky (the heart must be silent) , but mostly on average mass entertainment, especially after 1945. These were often low-demanding comedies with Theo Lingen and Peter Alexander , romances and Schnulzen with Waltraut Haas and Johanna Matz as well as extremely emotional imperial and royal reminiscences such as the Sissi trilogy, for which Jüptner-Jonstorff was allowed to design some of the most magnificent backdrops in Austrian post-war cinema. Two other historical fabrics with Sissi actress Romy Schneider , the girls' years of a queen and Die Deutschmeister , lived not least from the plush decors of Jüptner-Jonstorff.

From 1956 Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff worked regularly with the young scene designer Alexander Sawczynski . In 1970 he withdrew to a large extent from the cinema, occasionally equipping commercials as well as some ORF and ARD television productions (e.g. the series Der Kurier der Kaiserin and The Melchiors ).

His relatives include the chemist and metallurgist Hans Jüptner von Jonstorff and the director Claudia Jüptner-Jonstorff (* 1968) (ARD series Der Winzerkönig ).

Filmography (selection)

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 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 270.

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personal data
SURNAME Jüptner-Jonstorff, Fritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jonstorff, Friedrich Joachim Freiherr Jüptner von (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian film architect
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 24, 1993
Place of death Klosterneuburg