1937Winner
Best Director
Grand Illusion
Christian Matras
Director
Valence, Drome, France
December 29, 1903
Biography
Christian Matras (29 December 1903, Valence, Drôme, France - 4 May 1977, Paris) was a French cinematographer who worked on more than hundred 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), Le Plaisir (1952), La Ronde (1950), all directed by Max Ophüls; and L'Aigle à deux têtes (1948) directed by Jean Cocteau. Source: Article "Christian Matras (cinematographer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1971Nominee
Best Director
Varietés
1961Nominee
Best Director
Paris Blues
Career Highlights
1955Highlight
Best Director
Lola Montès
1967Highlight
Best Director
Woman Times Seven
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Grand Illusion
Paris Blues
Lola Montès