- Barsacq, André
- (Anatole Petrovich Barsacq / January 24, 1909, Fedosiya, Russia-February 4, 1973, Paris, France)Trained at the Paris Decorative Arts (1924-1926), he was hired as costume and stage designer by Charles Dullin in 1927. He collaborated on several films as art director (1928 Maldone / USA: Misdeal, also assistant director, Jean Grémillon; L'Argent, Marcel L'Herbier; 1929 Gardiens de phare, also assistant director, Marcel L'Herbier), production designer (1930 Le Mystère de la Chambre jaune / USA: The Mystery of the Yellow Room, Marcel L'Herbier; 1932 Pour un Sou d'Amour, Jean Grémillon; 1933 Le Martyre de l'Obèse, Pierre Chenal, supervised by Marcel L'Herbier; 1934 N'aimer que toi, André Berthomieu; 1935 Les Mystères de Paris / UK and USA: The Mysteries of Paris, Félix Gandéra; 1937 Courrier-Sud, Pierre Billon; Yoshiwara, Max Ophuls; 1938 Barnabé, Alexandre Esway; 1941 Volpone, Jacques de Baroncelli, Maurice Tourneur; 1943 L'Honorable Catherine / USA: The Honorable Catherine, Marcel L'Herbier; Lumière d'Eté, Jean Grémillon), and assistant director (1934 La Dolorosa, Jean Grémillon). In 1936, he co-founded a theatrical group, La Compagnie des Quatre-Saisons, and four years later became the manager of Le Théâtre de l'Atelier. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was one of the busiest and most important French stage directors. He also authored a play (Agrippa ou La Folle Journée). Other credit (as screenwriter and adapter): 1956 Le Revizor ou L'Inspecteur général (Marcel Bluwal). His brother was art director Léon Barsacq (1906-1969).Filmography1952 ◘ Le Rideau rouge (also co-screenwriter)Television Filmography1964 ◘ Château en Suède1968 ◘ L'Idiot (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)1974 ◘ Les Oiseaux de la Lune
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.