Serge Piménoff (1895–1960) was a Russian-born French

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. He designed the sets for the 1958 film ''

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Selected filmography

* '' Nights of Princes'' (1930) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * '' Sailor's Song'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' King of the Hotel'' (1932) * '' Rouletabille the Aviator'' (1932) * '' The Orderly'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' The Slipper Episode'' (1935) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * '' The Volga Boatman'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1937) * ''

Return at Dawn ''Return at Dawn'', also known as ''She Returned at Dawn'' (French: ''Retour à l'aube''), is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux. The film was directed by Henri Decoin, who cowrote the screenplay with Pierre Wolff, based on a sho ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Postmaster's Daughter ''The Postmaster's Daughter'' (French: ''Nostalgie'') is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Harry Baur, Janine Crispin and George Rigaud. It is an adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's 1831 short story '' ...

'' (1938) * ''

Savage Brigade ''Savage Brigade'' (French: ''La Brigade sauvage'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Véra Korène, Charles Vanel and Florence Marly. The film was completed by Jean Dréville.The Pavilion Burns ''The Pavilion Burns'' (French: ''Le Pavillon brûle'') is a 1941 French comedy drama directed by Jacques de Baroncelli, written by Solange Térac, and starring Pierre Renoir and Jean Marais. It was based on the 1935 play of the same title by ...

'' (1941) * ''

Colonel Pontcarral ''Colonel Pontcarral'' or ''Pontcarral, Colonel of the Empire'' (French: ''Pontcarral, colonel d'empire'') is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Blanchar, Annie Ducaux and Suzy Carrier. Williams p. ...

'' (1942) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * '' The London Man'' (1943) * ''

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(Panique)'' (1946) * '' Farewell Mister Grock'' (1950) * '' Without Leaving an Address'' (1951) * '' The Moment of Truth'' (1952) * '' Napoleon Road'' (1953) * '' Service Entrance'' (1954) * '' The Case of Doctor Laurent'' (1957) * ''

'' (1958) * '' The Goose of Sedan'' (1959)

References

Bibliography

* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.

External links

* 1895 births 1960 deaths French art directors Art directors from the Russian Empire Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France People from Yalta {{France-film-bio-stub