Auguste Capelier

{{Short description|French art director (1905–1977)}}

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| birth_date = 2 April 1905

| birth_place = Paris, France

| death_date = 4 May 1977 (aged 72)

| death_place = Paris, France

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| occupation = Art director

| yearsactive = 1942–1970 (film)

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Auguste Capelier (April 2, 1905 – May 4, 1977) was a French art director.Turk p.440 Capua p.175 Hayward p.241 He worked designing film sets in the French film industry, often collaborating with Georges Wakhévitch during the early stages of his career. He later worked on international co-productions shot in France.

Selected filmography

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Bibliography

  • Capua, Michelangelo. Anatole Litvak: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2015.
  • Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. Continuum, 2004.
  • Turk, Edward Baron . Child of Paradise: Marcel Carné and the Golden Age of French Cinema. Harvard University Press, 1989.