Lucien Jaquelux (1894–1946) was a French

set designer Scenic design (also known as scenography, stage design, or set design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery. Scenic designers come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but in recent years, are mostly trained ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

.Rège p.529 He also worked as a

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

and

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

. He began his filmmaking career in the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Nude Woman'' (1926) * ''

Celle qui domine Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lüne ...

'' (1927) * ''

Palaces A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Farewell Waltz ''The Farewell Waltz'' ( cs, Valčík na rozloučenou) is a Czech-language novel by Milan Kundera published in 1972. A French edition was published in 1976 and an English version entitled ''The Farewell Party''. This novel mostly deals with love ...

'' (1928) * ''

La Possession La Possession () is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the northwest side of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port. To the territory of this commune belong ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Mystery of the Yellow Room ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (in French ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') is a mystery novel written by French author Gaston Leroux. One of the first locked-room mystery novels, it was first published serially in France in the periodical ...

'' (1930) * ''

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more w ...

'' (1931) * ''

Méphisto ''Méphisto'' is the title of a 1931 French film serial co-directed by Henri Debain and Georges Vinter, starring Jean Gabin and René Navarre René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era. He appe ...

''(1931) * '' Le refuge'' (1931) *''

The House is Serious ''The House Is Serious (La Casa es Seria)'' is a picaresque musical short film directed by Lucien Jaquelux (credited as Jaquelux). It belongs to a series of French films starring Argentinian tango singer Carlos Gardel and was made by Paramoun ...

'' (1931) * '' The Picador'' (1932) * ''

My Hat ''My Hat'' (French: ''Mon chapeau'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Lucien Jaquelux and starring Noël-Noël, Jackie Monnier and Marcel Dalio. Crisp p.399 It was produced by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the Joinville S ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Imaginary Invalid ''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' (French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act '' comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes (H.495, H.4 ...

'' (1934) *'' Grisou'' (1938) * '' The Innocent'' (1938) * '' In the Sun of Marseille'' (1938) * '' The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'' (1938) * ''

Threats A threat is a communication of intent to inflict harm or loss on another person. Intimidation is a tactic used between conflicting parties to make the other timid or psychologically insecure for coercion or control. The act of intimidation for co ...

'' (1940) * ''

Three Argentines in Montmartre ''Three Argentines in Montmartre'' (Spanish: ''Trois Argentins à Montmartre'') is a 1941 French musical film, musical drama film directed by André Hugon and starring George Rigaud, Paloma de Sandoval and Pierre Brasseur. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1941) * ''

Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge (, ; ) is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Oly ...

'' (1941) * ''

White Patrol ''White Patrol'' (French: ''Patrouille blanche'') is a 1942 French mystery thriller film directed by Christian Chamborant and starring Sessue Hayakawa, Junie Astor and Paul Azaïs. Kennedy-Karpat p.168 Production began in 1939 but was delayed by ...

'' (1942) * '' Room 13'' (1942) * '' White Wings'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1894 births 1946 deaths French film directors French art directors People from Orléans {{France-film-bio-stub