Biography
Georges Wakhévitch (Georgy Leonidovich Vakhevich; August 18, 1907 in Odessa, Russian Empire – February 11, 1984 in Paris) was a Russian-born French art director.
The son of a naval engineer, he immigrated to France in 1921. He was grew up in Paris, where he studied painting. He was an assistant to film director Lazare Meerson in the 1920s.
Wakhévitch also designed sets and costumes for the theatre, the ballet, and the opera. His designs usually used vivid colours and successful sets for Covent Garden included Boris Godunov, Otello, Die Meistersinger and London's first ever staging of Verdi's Macbeth in 1960. He also provided Paris in 1956 with new sets for Gounod's Faust, replacing some in use for over half a century.
He was the father of avant-garde composer Igor Wakhévitch.
Source: Article "Georges Wakhévitch" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
all 59
Movies 58
self 2
TV Shows 1
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
La Puce à L'oreille (1978)
Wagner: Das Rheingold (1978)
Otello (1973)
Électre (1972)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
King Lear (1971)
Échec et meurtre (1971)
Oscar (1967)
All Mad About Him (1967)
Bizet Carmen (1967)
Funny Money (1966)
Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
Scheherazade (1963)
Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
King of Kings (1961)
Don Giovanni (1961)
Black Tights (1961)
Marie-Octobre (1959)
A Woman Like Satan (1959)
Clara and the Villains (1958)
Me and the Colonel (1958)
Paris Holiday (1958)
Tamango (1958)
Don Juan (1956)
En direct de... (1956)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954)
Mademoiselle Nitouche (1954)
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances (1954)
Flesh and Desire (1954)
King Lear (1953)
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Innocents in Paris (1953)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
The Medium (1951)
Now Barabbas (1949)
The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)
Dedee (1948)
The Queen's Lover (1948)
The Eternal Husband (1946)
Faut ce qu'il faut (1946)
Box of Dreams (1945)
The Eternal Return (1943)
Mélodie pour toi (1942)
L'assassin a peur la nuit (1942)
Schubert's Serenade (1940)
Personal Column (1939)
Louise (1939)
Conflit (1938)
Gibraltar (1938)
The Postmaster's Daughter (1938)
La Marseillaise (1938)
Precious Fools (1938)
The Daughters of the Concierge (1934)
The Man with the Hispano (1933)
A Man's Neck (1933)
That scoundrel Morin (1932)
Ratings
Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1907-08-18
Deathday1984-02-11 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceOdesa, Ukraine
ChildrenIgor Wakhévitch
CitizenshipsFrance, Russian Empire
Also Known AsGeorges Vakhevitch, Georges Wakevitch, Georges Wakhevitch, Georges Wakhewitsch
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Georges Wakhévitch- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons