Jeannine C. Oppewall

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Jeannine Claudia Oppewall (born November 28, 1946 in Whitinsville near Uxbridge , Massachusetts , United States ) is an American film architect .

Life

Jeannine C. Oppewall had attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and studied medieval history at Bryn Mawr College in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania . Oppewall received her professional training from the artist and documentarist Charles Eames , for whom she worked as a curator for eight years and whose museum exhibitions she organized. She later began to work independently and found employment as an outfitter and production designer in Hollywood .

Chief architect since 1982, Jeannine Oppewall impressed above all with the creation of home-style living and living environments in quiet, cautious stories such as Music Box - The Whole Truth , Corrina, Corrina , The Bridges on the River and Pleasantville , often with a touch of nostalgia . In fact, all of the films it has equipped are carefully crafted A-category entertainment productions. The artist was nominated for an Oscar for her scenographic achievements on LA Confidential , Pleasantville, Seabiscuit - With the Will to Success and The Good Shepherd .

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 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 72.

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personal data
SURNAME Oppewall, Jeannine C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oppewall, Jeannine Claudia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Whitinsville near Uxbridge , Massachusetts