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{{Short description|Hungarian-born cinema production and set designer}}

[[File:Alexandre Trauner en 1961 avec J. et P. Prevert.jpg|thumb|Alexandre Trauner (seated)]]
'''Alexandre Trauner''' (born '''Sándor Trau'''; 3 August 1906 in [[Budapest]], [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] &ndash; 5 December 1993 in [[Omonville-la-Petite]], [[France]]) was a Hungarian film [[production designer]].

After studying painting at [[Hungarian University of Fine Arts|Hungarian Royal Drawing School]],<!-- School not mentioned in the following source. --> he left the country in 1929, fleeing from the antisemitic government of [[Miklós Horthy|Admiral Horthy]].<ref name="SEC">{{cite book|last=Reader|first=Keith A.|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2XefIrfRuzkC&dq=%22Alexandre+Trauner%22+%22Horthy%22&pg=PA35|chapter=Subtext: Paris of Alexandre Trauner|editor-last=Konstantarakos|editor-first=Myrto|title=Spaces in European Cinema|location=Exeter, UK|publisher=Intellect|year=2000|page=35–|isbn=9781841500041 }}</ref> In Paris, he became the assistant of set designer [[Lazare Meerson]], at the studios in [[Épinay-sur-Seine]] working on such films as ''[[À nous la liberté]]'' (1932) and ''[[La Kermesse héroïque]]'' (1935).<ref name="OHWC">{{cite book|author-last=Darke|author-first=Chris|chapter=Alexandre Trauner|editor-last=Nowell-Smith|editor-first=Geoffrey|title=The Oxford History of World Cinema|location=Oxford, UK & New York City|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1996|page=346}}</ref> In 1937, he became a chief set designer.<ref>[http://www.lpce.com/trauner/us/bio-us.html "Alexandre Trauner 50 ans de cinéma"], lpce.com, c.2007</ref>

Trauner worked with director [[Marcel Carné]] for some years on such films as ''[[Port of Shadows]]'' (''Quai des brumes'', 1938), ''[[Le Jour se lève]]'' (1939), and ''[[Children of Paradise]]'' (''Les Enfants du paradis'', 1945). Trauner worked in hiding on ''Children of Paradise'', which was filmed at the [[Victorine Studios]] in Nice during 1943 and 1944 during the Nazi's [[Occupation of France]].<ref name="SEC" /><ref name="Shipman">{{cite news|last=Shipman|first=David|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alexandre-trauner-1468794.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000444/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alexandre-trauner-1468794.html |archive-date=2012-11-07 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Obituary: Alexandre Trauner|work=The Independent|date=21 December 1993|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref>

He worked with [[Billy Wilder]] on eight films between 1958 and 1978, including the sets for ''[[The Apartment]]'' (1960), on which he made use of false perspective, a characteristic of his work. For his work on this film, he won an [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Academy Award]].<ref name="OHWC" /> He also worked on [[John Huston]]'s ''[[The Man Who Would Be King (film)|The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1975), [[Joseph Losey]]'s ''[[Don Giovanni (1979 film)|Don Giovanni]]'' (1979), and [[Luc Besson]]'s ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' (1985).<ref name="Shipman" />

In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the [[30th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1980/04_jury_1980/04_Jury_1980.html |title=Berlinale 1980: Juries |access-date=2010-08-15 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
* [[1934 in film|1934]]: ''[[Sans famille (1934 film)|Sans famille]]'' by [[Marc Allégret]] (models by R. Gys)
* [[1936 in film|1936]]: ''[[Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ? (1937 film)|Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ?]]'' by [[Léo Joannon]] (models by R. Gys)
* [[1937 in film|1937]]: ''[[Gribouille (film)|Gribouille]]'' by [[Marc Allégret]]
* [[1937 in film|1937]]: ''[[Drôle de drame]]'' by [[Marcel Carné]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]]
* [[1937 in film|1937]]: ''[[La Dame de Malacca]]'' by [[Marc Allégret]] (oriental sets only, other sets by J. Krauss)
* [[1937 in film|1937]]: ''[[Mollenard]]'' by [[Robert Siodmak]]
* [[1938 in film|1938]]: ''[[Port of Shadows]]'' by [[Marcel Carné]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]]
* [[1938 in film|1938]]: ''[[Entrée des artistes]]'' by [[Marc Allégret]] (models by J. Krauss)
* [[1938 in film|1938]]: ''[[Hôtel du Nord]]'' by [[Marcel Carné]], dialogue by [[Henri Jeanson]]
* [[1939 in film|1939]]: ''[[Le jour se lève]]'' by [[Marcel Carné]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]] and dialogue by [[Jacques Viot]]
* [[1939 in film|1939]]: ''[[Remorques]]'' by [[Jean Grémillon]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]] (completed by H. Manessier from original models)
* [[1940 in film|1940]]: ''[[Soyez les bienvenus (1942 film)|Soyez les bienvenus]]'' by [[Jacques de Baroncelli]] (models by Paul Bertrand)
* [[1941 in film|1941]]: ''[[Le soleil a toujours raison]]'' by [[Pierre_Billon_(director)|Pierre Billon]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]] (models by A. Capelier and G. Wakhevitch)
* [[1942 in film|1942]]: ''[[Les Visiteurs du soir]]'' (+ costumes) by [[Marcel Carné]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]] (with G. Wakhevitch)
* [[1942 in film|1942]]: ''[[Lumière d'été]]'' by [[Jean Grémillon]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]] (models by M. Douy)
* [[1943 in film|1943]]: ''[[Le Ciel est à vous]]'' by [[Jean Grémillon]]
* [[1943 in film|1943]]-[[1944 in film|1944]]: ''[[Les Enfants du paradis]]'' by [[Marcel Carné]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]] (with L. Barsacq and R. Gabutti)
* [[1945 in film|1945]]: ''[[The Misfortunes of Sophie]]'' by [[Jacqueline Audry]] (models by M. Magniez)
* [[1946 in film|1946]]: ''[[Les Portes de la nuit]]'' by [[Marcel Carné]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]]
* [[1946 in film|1946]]: ''[[Dreams_of_Love_(1947_film)| Dreams of Love]]'' by [[Christian Stengel]] (models by R. Gys)
* [[1946 in film|1946]]: ''[[Mystery Trip]]'' by [[Pierre Prévert]], screenplay by [[Jacques Prévert]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1948 in film|1948]]-[[1950 in film|1950]]: ''[[Othello (1952 film)|Othello]]'' by [[Orson Welles]] (+ costumes)
* [[1949 in film|1949]]: ''[[Manèges]]'' by [[Yves Allégret]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1949 in film|1949]]: ''[[La Marie du port]]'' by [[Marcel Carné]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1950 in film|1950]]: ''[[Juliette, or Key of Dreams]]'' by [[Marcel Carné]], screenplay by [[Georges Neveux]]
* [[1950 in film|1950]]: ''[[Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois]]'' by [[Yves Allégret]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1951 in film|1951]]: ''[[Torticola contre Frankensberg]]'' (short film) by [[Paul Paviot]] (models by J. Allan)
* [[1951 in film|1951]]: ''[[The Green Glove]]'' by [[Rudolph Maté]]
* [[1951 in film|1951]]: ''[[Les Sept Péchés capitaux (1952 film)|Les Sept Péchés capitaux]]: La Luxure'' by [[Yves Allégret]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1952 in film|1952]]: ''[[Desperate Decision]]'' by [[Yves Allégret]]
* [[1952 in film|1952]]: ''[[Hobson's_Choice_(1954_film)|Hobson's Choice]]'' by [[David Lean]]
* [[1953 in film|1953]]: ''[[Act_of_Love_(1953_film)|Act of Love]]'' by [[Anatole Litvak]]
* [[1954 in film|1954]]: ''[[Land of the Pharaohs]]'' by [[Howard Hawks]]
* [[1954 in film|1954]]: ''[[Du rififi chez les hommes]]'' by [[Jules Dassin]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1955 in film|1955]]: ''[[La Lumière d'en face]]'' by [[Georges_Lacombe_(director)|Georges Lacombe]] (models by M. Colasson)
* [[1955 in film|1955]]: ''[[Lady Chatterley's_Lover_(1955_film)|Lady Chatterley's Lover]]'' by [[Marc Allégret]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1956 in film|1956]]: ''[[The Happy Road]]'' by [[Gene Kelly]] (models by N. Howard)
* [[1956 in film|1956]]: ''[[En effeuillant la marguerite]]'' by [[Marc Allégret]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1956 in film|1956]]: ''[[Love in the Afternoon (1957 film)|Love in the Afternoon]]'' by [[Billy Wilder]]
* [[1957 in film|1957]]: ''[[Be Beautiful But Shut Up]]'' by [[Marc Allégret]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1957 in film|1957]]: ''[[Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film)|Witness for the Prosecution]]'' by [[Billy Wilder]]
* [[1959 in film|1959]]: ''[[Once More, with Feeling!]]'' by [[Stanley Donen]]
* [[1960 in film|1960]]: ''[[Goodbye_Again_(1961_film)|Goodbya Again]]'' by [[Anatole Litvak]]
* [[1961 in film|1961]]: ''[[Romanoff_and_Juliet_(1961_film)|Romanoff and Juliet]]'' by [[Peter Ustinov]]
* [[1961 in film|1961]]: ''[[Paris Blues]]'' by [[Martin Ritt]]
* [[1961 in film|1961]]: ''[[One, Two, Three]]'' by [[Billy Wilder]]
* [[1961 in film|1961]]: ''[[Five Miles to Midnight]]'' by [[Anatole Litvak]]
* [[1962 in film|1962]]: ''[[Gigot_(film)|Gigot]]'' by [[Gene Kelly]] (models by A. Capelier)
* [[1964 in film|1964]]: ''[[Behold_a_Pale_Horse_(film)|Behold a Pale Horse]]'' by [[Fred Zinnemann]]
* [[1964 in film|1964]]: ''[[Kiss me stupid]]'' by [[Billy Wilder]]
* [[1966 in film|1966]]: ''[[How to Steal a Million]]'' by [[William Wyler]]
* [[1966 in film|1966]]: ''[[The Night of the Generals]]'' by [[Anatole Litvak]]
* [[1968 in film|1968]]: ''[[Uptight_(film)|Uptight]]'' by [[Jules Dassin]]
* [[1968 in film|1968]]: ''[[A_Flea_in_Her_Ear_(film)|A Flea in Her Ear]]'' by [[Jacques Charon]]
* [[1969 in film|1969]]: ''[[Promise_at_Dawn_(1970_film)|Promise at Dawn]]'' by [[Jules Dassin]]
* [[1970 in film|1970]]: ''[[Les Mariés de l'an II]]'' by [[Jean-Paul Rappeneau]] (models by W. Holt)
* [[1970 in film|1970]]: ''[[The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]]'' by [[Billy Wilder]]
* [[1971 in film|1971]]: ''[[Impossible Object]]'' by [[John Frankenheimer]]
* [[1974 in film|1974]]: ''[[The Man Who Would Be King]]'' by [[John Huston]]
* [[1976 in film|1976]]: ''[[La Première Fois (1976 film)|La Première fois]]'' by [[Claude Berri]]
* [[1977 in film|1977]]: ''[[Fedora_(1978_film)|Fedora]]'' by [[Billy Wilder]]
* [[1977 in film|1977]]: ''[[Roads to the South]]'' by [[Joseph Losey]]
* [[1978 in film|1978]]: ''[[Don Giovanni (1979 film)|Don Giovanni]]'' by [[Joseph Losey]]
* [[1979 in film|1979]]: ''[[The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu]]'' by [[Piers Haggard]]
* [[1981 in film|1981]]: ''[[Coup de torchon]]'' by [[Bertrand Tavernier]]
* [[1982 in film|1982]]: ''[[La Truite (film)|La Truite]]'' by [[Joseph Losey]]
* [[1983 in film|1983]]: ''[[Tchao Pantin]]'' by [[Claude Berri]]
* [[1983 in film|1983]]: ''[[Vive les femmes !]]'' by [[Claude Confortès]]
* [[1985 in film|1985]]: ''[[Harem (film)|Harem]]'' by [[Arthur Joffé]]
* [[1985 in film|1985]]: ''[[Round_Midnight_(film)|Round Midnight]]'' by [[Bertrand Tavernier]]
* [[1986 in film|1986]]: ''[[Le Moustachu]]'' by [[Dominique Chaussois]] (models by D. Naert)
* [[1987 in film|1987]]: ''[[The Bengali Night]]'' by [[Nicolas Klotz]] (models by D. Naert)
* [[1988 in film|1988]]: ''[[Reunion_(1989_film)|Reunion]]'' by [[Jerry Schatzberg]] (models by D. Naert)
* [[1988 in film|1988]]: ''[[Rouget le braconnier (film)|Rouget le braconnier]]'' by [[Gilles Cousin]] (models by P. Duquesne)
* [[1989 in film|1989]]: ''[[Comédie d'amour]]'' by [[Jean-Pierre Rawson]] (models by P. Duquesne)
* [[1990 in film|1990]]: ''[[The Rainbow Thief]]'' by [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]] (models by D. Naert)

==See also==
* [[Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame]]

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Alexandre Trauner}}
* {{imdb name|id=0871202}}
* [http://www.lpce.com/trauner/ Trauner's official web site]

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{{Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame (2000s)}}
{{European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award}}

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