Max Pretzfelder
Max Pretzfelder (born March 7, 1888 in Nuremberg , † June 9, 1950 in Los Angeles , United States ) was a German draftsman , painter and costume designer .
Live and act
The Nuremberg merchant's son enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich on October 27, 1906 and trained as a draftsman and painter. His early works include several etchings, which u. a. Published in 1912 in "Ost und West", the "Illustrated Monthly for all Judaism" as it was called in the subtitle. Further artistic stations were Karlsruhe , Berlin and Florence . When the war broke out in 1914 , Pretzfelder was interned on the Île Longue as a so-called "enemy alien" . It was there that Pretzfelder met GW Pabst , who was also interned and who would later play an important role in his filmmaking. In the camp, too, Pretzfelder pursued artistic activities and illustrated, for example, a brochure on the school and education system called Die Insel-Woche .
Back in Germany, Pabst gave him the small role of a jeweler in his masterpiece Die joyllose Gasse in 1925 . With the dawn of the sound film age, Pretzfelder designed the costumes for several Pabst productions, including the famous Threepenny Opera film adaptation from 1930. Two years later, Pretzfelder Pabst returned to France. As a Jew, the way back to Germany was cut off during the Nazi era , so Pretzfelder moved to the USA in 1935 while Pabst was absent from France. Based in Santa Monica , however, he found it difficult to get into the Hollywood film industry and made a living running a crockery shop. Only Fritz Lang and Douglas Sirk brought the American by choice, naturalized since February 1941, back to film for smaller tasks during the Second World War .
Filmography
as a costume designer, unless otherwise stated
- 1925: The joyless alley (actors only)
- 1931: The Threepenny Opera
- 1932: The mistress of Atlantis
- 1933: Don Quixote
- 1933: Du haut en bas
- 1942: Executioners also die (technical consultant)
- 1944: Summer storms (Summer Storm)
Web links
- Max Pretzfelder in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Max Pretzfelder at filmportal.de
- Max Pretzfelder in ilelongue14-18.eu
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pretzfelder, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German draftsman, painter and costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1950 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |