Georges Wakhévitch (russian: Георгий Леонидович Вахевич; Georgy Leonidovich Vakhevich; August 18, 1907 in Odessa,

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– February 11, 1984 in

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) was a Russian-born French art director. The son of a naval engineer, he immigrated to France in 1921. He grew up in Paris, where he studied

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. He was an assistant to film director

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in the 1920s. Wakhévitch also designed sets and costumes for the theatre, the ballet, and the opera. His designs usually used vivid colours and successful sets for Covent Garden included '' Boris Godunov'', '' Otello'', ''

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'' and London's first ever staging of

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's '' Macbeth'' in 1960. He also provided Paris in 1956 with new sets for

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's ''

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'', replacing some in use for over half a century. He was the father of avant-garde composer Igor Wakhévitch.Fractal Records artists page

Selected filmography

* '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1933) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * '' Beautiful Star'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' The Time of the Cherries'' (1938) * ''

The Murderer is Afraid at Night ''The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (French: ''L'assassin a peur la nuit'') is a 1942 French crime drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Mireille Balin, Jean Chevrier and Louise Carletti. A film noir it was shot at the Victorine S ...

'' (1942) * ''

Behold Beatrice ''Behold Beatrice'' or ''Beatrice's Temptation'' (French: ''Béatrice devant le désir'') is a 1944 French drama film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Fernand Ledoux, Jules Berry and Renée Faure. It features an early performance by t ...

'' (1944) * '' Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''

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'' 1945) * ''

Song of the Clouds ''Song of the Clouds'' (French: ''Sérénade aux nuages'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by André Cayatte and starring Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Gauthier and Jacques Louvigny.Crisp p.116 It was shot at the Marseille Studios of Marcel Pagn ...

'' (1946) * '' The Dance of Death'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1950) * '' Miquette'' (1950) * '' Dreaming Days'' (1951) * '' Leathernose'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

'' (1956)

References

External links

Wakhevitch filmography at Allmovie
1907 births 1984 deaths *Georges Wakhevitch White Russian emigrants to France Artists from Paris {{artdirector-stub