Paul Bertrand (film architect)

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Paul François Bertrand (born April 4, 1915 in Chalon-sur-Saône , France , † April 19, 1994 in Saint-Tropez , ibid) was a French film architect .

Live and act

Bertrand had studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and initially worked as an advertising artist and decorator. He gained his first experience in the film business as an assistant to the famous film architect Alexandre Trauner . When the Jew Trauner had to go underground during the German occupation of France, Bertrand was able to work as chief scene designer for the first time. He initially designed the buildings for films by the brothers Marc and Yves Allégret , and after the end of the war in 1945, he also designed the sets for productions by important directors René Clément , Louis Daquin , Marcel Carné , Augusto Genina and Alexandre Astruc . His best-known films are Carné's “ Thérèse Raquin ” and Cléments “ Gervaise ”, “with which Bertrand evoked the world of the bourgeoisie, large and small, from Émile Zola's novels before the turn of the century.”

Filmography

  • 1940: Vénus aveugle
  • 1940: Soyez les bienvenus
  • 1940: Parade en sept nuits
  • 1941: L'Arlésienne
  • 1941: Les deux timides
  • 1942: La belle aventure
  • 1943: Les petites aux quai aux fleurs
  • 1945: Lunegarde
  • 1945: Jéricho
  • 1945: Three in one day ( Messieurs Ludovics )
  • 1946: Boat of the Damned ( Les maudits )
  • 1947: The B. brothers ( Les frères Bouquinqant )
  • 1948: The Secret of Mr. Barton ( Le mystère Barton )
  • 1949: Le grand rendez-vous
  • 1950: the great stranger ( rue des saussaies )
  • 1950: Underworld of Paris ( Le traqué )
  • 1952: Forbidden Games ( Jeux interdits )
  • 1953: Thérèse Raquin - You shall not commit adultery ( Thérèse Raquin )
  • 1954: The Air of Paris ( L'air de Paris )
  • 1954: Nagana ( Nagana )
  • 1954: Frou-Frou, the Parisian ( Frou-Frou )
  • 1955: The girl from the third floor ( Sophie et le crime )
  • 1955: Gervaise ( Gervaise )
  • 1956: Crime and Punishment ( Crime et châtiment )
  • 1958: A Woman's Life ( Une vie )
  • 1958: Those who deceive themselves ( Les tricheurs )
  • 1959: only the sun was witness ( plein soleil )
  • 1960: Dangerous pavement ( Terrain vague )

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. 373.

Individual proof

  1. ↑ 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. 373.

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personal data
SURNAME Bertrand, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bertrand, Paul François (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French film architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Chalon-sur-Saône , France
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 1994
Place of death Chalon-sur-Saône , France