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Alexandre Trauner (born Sándor Trau; 3 August 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – 5 December 1993 in Omonville-la-Petite, France) was a Hungarian film production designer. After studying painting at Hungarian Royal Drawing School , he left the country in 1929, fleeing from the antisemitic government of Admiral Horthy . [1]
Alexandre Trauner was a Hungarian-born French motion-picture art director whose studio-built sets—the fairground in Quai des brumes (1938; Port of Shadows), the St. Martin Canal in Hotel du Nord (1938), the metro station in Les Portes de la nuit (1946; Gates of Night)—formed the moviegoing public’s.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Alexandre Trauner. Art Director: The Apartment. Hungarian-born Alexandre Trauner came to Paris in 1929 to escape the anti-semitic Horty regime in his native country, and to paint. Instead, he became involved in the film industry as an assistant to the famous art director Lazare Meerson.
- January 1, 1
- Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- January 1, 1
- Omonville-la-Petite, Manche, France
Alexandre Trauner. Art Director: The Apartment. Hungarian-born Alexandre Trauner came to Paris in 1929 to escape the anti-semitic Horty regime in his native country, and to paint. Instead, he became involved in the film industry as an assistant to the famous art director Lazare Meerson.
- August 3, 1906
- December 5, 1993
Because Alexandre Trauner and Edward G. Boyle won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and Set Decoration in a Black-and-White Movie for their work. In this video essay, published originally by MUBI, the apartment really does get the starring role.
TRAUNER, Alexandre. Art Director. Nationality: French. Born: Sandor Trauner in Budapest, Hungary, 3 August 1906; emigrated to France, 1929; naturalized, 1944. Education: Studied painting, School of Fine Arts, Budapest, 1925–29.
Dec 21, 1993 · Alexandre Trauner, painter, designer, art director: born Budapest, Hungary 3 September 1906; twice married; died Omonville-La-Petite, Normandy 6 December 1993.
