Jacques Krauss (21 October 1900 – 8 June 1957) was a French
art director
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. He had a notable influence on the visual look of French
poetic realist films before the Second World War, due to his work with
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are ''La Bandera (film), La Bandera'', ...
.
[Andrew p.186]
He was born in Paris, the son of the actor
Henry Krauss
Henry Krauss (26 April 1866 – 15 December 1935) was a French actor of stage and screen. He is sometimes credited as Henri Krauss. He was the father of the art director Jacques Krauss.
Partial filmography
* ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
If I Were Boss'' (1934)
* ''
Maria Chapdelaine
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'' (1934)
* ''
A Rare Bird
''A Rare Bird'' (French: ''Un oiseau rare'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Pierre Brasseur, Max Dearly and Monique Rolland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Hubert and Jacques K ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Thirteen Days of Love'' (1935)
* ''
La Bandera'' (1935)
* ''
They Were Five
''They Were Five'' (French: ''La Belle Équipe'') is a 1936 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel, and Viviane Romance. It tells the story of five unemployed workers who win the jackpot in the nat ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Claudine at School
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'' (1937)
* ''
The Man of the Hour'' (1937)
* ''
Pépé le Moko
''Pépé le Moko'' () is a 1937 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Jean Gabin, based on a novel of the same name by Henri La Barthe and with sets by Jacques Krauss. An example of the 1930s French movement known as poetic realism ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Woman of Malacca
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'' (1937)
* ''
Another World'' (1937)
* ''
A Woman of No Importance
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'' (1937)
* ''
The Courier of Lyon'' (1937)
* ''
The Curtain Rises
''The Curtain Rises'' () is a 1938 French crime film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin and Odette Joyeux.Andrew p.144 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets w ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Final Accord Final Accord may refer to:
* Schlußakkord or Final Accord, a 1936 German film melodrama directed by Detlef Sierck, who later had a career in Hollywood as Douglas Sirk
* Final Accord (1938 film)
''Final Accord'' (French: ''Accord final'') is a 19 ...
'' (1938)
* ''
The End of the Day
''The End of the Day'' () is a 1939 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Victor Francen, Michel Simon, Madeleine Ozeray and Louis Jouvet. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city as wel ...
'' (1939)
* ''
The Phantom Carriage
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'' (1939)
* ''
Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1941)
* ''
Monsieur La Souris'' (1942)
* ''
Chiffon's Wedding
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'' (1942)
* ''
Love Letters
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Love Letter(s) or The Love Letter may also refer to:
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* ''Love Letters'' (1917 film), an American drama silent film
* ''Love Letters'' ( ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Romance for Three
''Romance for Three'' (French: ''Romance à trois'') is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Fernand Gravey, Simone Renant and Bernard Blier. It was based on the play ''Trois Et Une'' by Denys Amiel.Goble p.8 The fil ...
'' (1942)
* ''
The Phantom Baron'' (1943)
* ''
Sylvie and the Ghost
''Sylvie and the Ghost'' (French: ''Sylvie et le fantôme'') is a 1946 French fantasy/comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Odette Joyeux, François Périer and Pierre Larquey. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Captain Blomet'' (1947)
* ''
The Fugitive'' (1947)
* ''
The Adventures of Casanova
''The Adventures of Casanova'' (French: ''Les aventures de Casanova'') is a 1947 French historical adventure film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Georges Guétary, Aimé Clariond and Noëlle Norman. Curti p.59 It was shot at the Epinay Stud ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Monseigneur
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''Monsignor'' is both a tit ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Du Guesclin'' (1949)
* ''
Darling Caroline'' (1951)
* ''
Gigolo
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'' (1951)
* ''
A Caprice of Darling Caroline
''A Caprice of Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Un caprice de Caroline chérie'') is a 1953 French historical comedy film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine and Marthe Mercadier. It is based on the 1950 novel of ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Caroline and the Rebels
''Caroline and the Rebels'' () is a 1955 French historical adventure film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Jean-Claude Pascal, Sophie Desmarets and Brigitte Bardot. It is loosely part of the ''Caroline chérie'' film series, although the ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Élisa'' (1957)
References
Bibliography
* Dudley Andrew. ''Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film''. Princeton University Press, 1995.
External links
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1900 births
1957 deaths
Film people from Paris
French art directors
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