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Eugène Lourié

Eugène Lourié

Director, writer and producer · Died May 26, 1991, aged 88 · Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]

Eugène Lourié (1903 - 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for his 1950s science fiction movies. Allmovie contributor, Sandra Brennan, has wrote that he was "among the best art directors in French cinema." He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1969 for best visual effects on the film Krakatoa, East of Java. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugène Lourié, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 8, 1903
Died
May 26, 1991 (aged 88)
From
Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 42% in 30 days

What are Eugène Lourié's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
40%
Power
20%
Bonds
19%
Ideas
11%
Morality
10%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
4
Tense
5
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
1
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eugène Lourié's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eugène Lourié's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

  • Breathless(1983)

    as Dr. Boudreaux

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Bronco Billy(1980)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Vingleberg

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Lacy and the Mississippi Queen(1978)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • An Enemy of the People(1978)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Burnt Offerings(1976)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Time Travelers(1976)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • What Are Best Friends For? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Art Direction

  • Haunts of the Very Rich(1972)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Art Direction

  • The Eyes of Charles Sand(1972)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Death Takes a Holiday(1971)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • What's the Matter with Helen?(1971)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Krakatoa: East of Java(1968)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Custer of the West(1967)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bikini Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Art Direction

  • Crack in the World(1965)

    Art Direction · Special Effects

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Kiss(1964)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Art Direction

  • Flight from Ashiya(1964)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Shock Corridor(1963)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of an Opium Eater(1962)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gorgo(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Giant Behemoth(1959)

    Director · Production Design · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Revolt in the Big House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer

  • The Colossus of New York(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • So This Is Paris(1954)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Production Design

  • The Diamond Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Production Design

  • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms(1953)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Limelight(1952)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The River(1951)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wild Weed(1949)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Adventure of the Speckled Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Art Direction

  • A Woman's Vengeance(1948)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Long Night(1947)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Diary of a Chambermaid(1946)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • This Love of Ours(1945)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry(1945)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Southerner(1945)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The House of Fear(1945)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • In Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Art Direction

  • Sahara(1943)

    Assistant Art Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • This Land Is Mine(1943)

    Associate Producer · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The French Way(1940)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Cristobal's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Art Direction

  • There's No Tomorrow(1939)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Rules of the Game(1939)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Human Beast(1938)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Lafarge Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Art Direction

  • Rasputin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Art Direction · Production Design

  • Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Production Design

  • Grand Illusion(1937)

    Production Design · Set Decoration

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Under Western Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Production Design · Set Designer

  • Dark Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Art Direction

  • The Bread Peddler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Art Direction · Set Decoration

  • Cagliostro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Costume Designer

  • The Chess Player (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Costume Design

  • Napoleon(1927)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1927 to 1983.

Highest rated

This Land Is Mine (1943)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 59: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 59: 3 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 59: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 59: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew53 of 59: 51 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1920s3 · crew1930s9 · crew1940s15 · crew1950s9 · crew1960s10 · crew1970s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Eugène Lourié's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed11

Most loved · producer

This Land Is Mine (1943)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Eugène Lourié work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eugène Lourié's MovieCove titles; Daniel James shares the most, 3.