Christian Matras (cinematographer)
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Christian MatrasChristian Matras (29 December 1903, Valence, Drôme
, France
- 4 May 1977, Paris
) was a French
cinematographer who worked on more than 100 feature films, including Grand Illusion
(1937), directed by Jean Renoir
; The Milky Way
(1969), directed by Luis Buñuel
; and Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962), directed by Georges Franju
; Lola Montès
(1955), The Earrings of Madame De...
(1953), and Le Plaisir
(1952), all directed by Max Ophuls
; and L'Aigle à deux têtes
(1948) directed by Jean Cocteau
.
Valence, Drôme
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
, France
France
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- 4 May 1977, Paris
Paris
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) was a French
France
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cinematographer who worked on more than 100 feature films, including Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion (film)
Grand Illusion is a 1937 French war film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who are prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape.The title of the film comes from a...
(1937), directed by Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
; The Milky Way
The Milky Way (1969 film)
The Milky Way is a 1969 film directed by Luis Buñuel. It stars Laurent Terzieff, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Georges Marchal and Michel Piccoli...
(1969), directed by Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
; and Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962), directed by Georges Franju
Georges Franju
-External links:* at Allmovie...
; Lola Montès
Lola Montès
Lola Montès is an historical film, and the last film directed by Max Ophüls. The film is based loosely on the life of the 19th Century cabaret dancer Lola Montez — portrayed by Martine Carol — and tells the story of her numerous affairs, most notably with Franz Liszt and Ludwig I, King of Bavaria,...
(1955), The Earrings of Madame De...
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Earrings of Madame de... is a 1953 drama film directed by Max Ophüls. It was adapted from Louise Leveque de Vilmorin's period novel.This film is considered as a masterpiece of the 1950s French cinema....
(1953), and Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir , also known as House of Pleasure, is a French comedy-drama anthology film directed by Max Ophüls adapting three stories by Guy de Maupassant...
(1952), all directed by Max Ophuls
Max Ophüls
Maximillian Oppenheimer — known as Max Ophüls — was an influential German-born film director who worked in Germany , France , the United States , and France again...
; and L'Aigle à deux têtes
The Eagle with Two Heads
The Eagle with Two Heads is a French film directed by Jean Cocteau released in 1948. It was adapted from his own play L'Aigle à deux têtes which was first staged in 1946, and it retained the principal actors from the first Paris production.-Synopsis:On the 10th anniversary of the assassination of...
(1948) directed by Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...
.