Léon Barsacq

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Léon Barsacq (born October 18, 1906 in Karasubasar in the Crimea , Russian Empire , † December 23, 1969 in Paris , France ) was a Russian-French film architect at French cinema.

Life

In his three-and-a-half-decade career, Barsacq had worked with almost all of the top directors of French classical cinema, including René Clair , Jean Renoir , Marcel Carné and Julien Duvivier . He came to France at a young age, where he had studied at the École des arts décoratifs. In 1931 he became the assistant to his compatriot André Andrejew and, until he finally became self-employed in 1938, he was employed as the second architect in one or the other production.

In 1943 Barsacq realized the designs of the Hungarian Jew Alexandre Trauner, who lived hidden underground, for Marcel Carné's legendary film Children of Olympus . The production designer created his most beautiful later works primarily for historical, decor-rich films such as Bel Ami , The Czar's Courier , The Beauties of the Night , The Idiot , The Adventures of Till Ulenspiegel and I Killed Rasputin . Above all, the actor Gérard Philipe moved regularly in Barsacq's film sets. Léon Barsacq was nominated for an Oscar in 1963 for his film structures produced in collaboration with colleagues for the war chronicle The Longest Day .

His brother André Barsacq (1909–1973) was a sought-after stage and occasional film architect.

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 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 263.

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personal data
SURNAME Barsacq, Leon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-French film architect
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Karasubazar in Crimea , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH 23rd December 1969
Place of death Paris , France