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Stefan Norris
Stefan Norris (1894–1979) was a Polish-born art director.Hames p.264 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films. After the Invasion of Poland during the Second World War he settled and worked in Romania. Selected filmography * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1938) * '' The Valley Resounds'' (1950) * ''In Our Village'' (1951) * ''Titanic Waltz ''Titanic Waltz'' (Romanian: ''Titanic vals'') is a 1964 Romanian comedy film directed by Paul Călinescu and starring Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic, , and .Iordanova p.25 It was based on a play of the same name by Tudor Mușatescu. The film's sets were ...'' (1964) References Bibliography * Hames, Peter. ''The Cinema Of Central Europe''. Wallflower Press, 2004. External links * 1894 births 1979 deaths Polish emigrants to Romania Polish art directors Film people from Warsaw {{Poland-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing China. It also held colonies in North America between 1799 and 1867. Covering an area of approximately , it remains the third-largest empire in history, surpassed only by the British Empire and the Mongol Empire; it ruled over a population of 125.6 million people per the 1897 Russian census, which was the only census carried out during the entire imperial period. Owing to its geographic extent across three continents at its peak, it featured great ethnic, linguistic, religious, and economic diversity. From the 10th–17th centuries, the land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasion Of Poland
The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, and one day after the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union had approved the pact. The Soviets invaded Poland on 17 September. The campaign ended on 6 October with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland under the terms of the German–Soviet Frontier Treaty. The invasion is also known in Poland as the September campaign ( pl, kampania wrześniowa) or 1939 defensive war ( pl, wojna obronna 1939 roku, links=no) and known in Germany as the Poland campaign (german: Überfall auf Polen, Polenfeldzug). German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west the morning after the Gleiwitz incident. Slovak military forces ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert And Bertram (1938 Film)
''Robert and Bertram'' (Polish: ''Robert i Bertrand'') is a 1938 Polish comedy film directed by Mieczysław Krawicz and starring Helena Grossówna, Eugeniusz Bodo and Adolf Dymsza. It was inspired by a comedy sketch by Johann Nestroy which was in turn based on an 1856 farce '' Robert and Bertram'' by the German writer Gustav Räder featuring two wandering vagrants with hearts of gold. A German adaptation was made the following year. The film's art direction was by Jacek Rotmil and Stefan Norris. at the Internet Polish Movie Database Cast * - Irena * |
The Valley Resounds
''The Valley Resounds'' (Romanian: ''Răsună valea'') is a 1950 Romanian drama film directed by Paul Călinescu.Liehm & Liehm p.140 Communist volunteers work to construct a new railway line. The film's sets were designed by Stefan Norris. Cast * Marcel Anghelescu * Geo Barton * Radu Beligan * Bob Calinescu * Angela Chiuaru * Al Ionescu-Ghibericon * Eugenia Popovici * Horia Serbanescu * Nicolae Sireteanu * Ion Talianu Ion Talianu (; 1898–1956) was a Romanian stage actor.Sandache p.275 He also appeared in six films. Filmography * '' The Valley Resounds'' (1950) * '' A Lost Letter'' (1953) * '' Mitrea Cocor'' (1953) * ''The Sun Rises ''The Sun Rises'' (Roma ... * Maria Voluntaru * Livius Cecală References Bibliography * Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1977. External links * 1950 films 1950 drama films Romanian drama films 1950s Romanian-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Our Village
''In Our Village'' (Romanian: ''În sat la noi'') is a 1951 Romanian drama film directed by Jean Georgescu and Victor Iliu.Liehm & Liehm p.142 The film's sets were designed by Stefan Norris. Cast * Constantin Ramadan as Ion Lepadat * George Manu (actor), George Manu as Ionica Lepadat * Nana Ianculescu as Maria * Aurel Ghitescu as Ilie Scapau * Andrei Codarcea as The Farmhand Mihaila * Vasile Lazarescu as Pantelimon * Valentina Cios as Leana * Ludovic Antal as Avram * Natalia Arsene as Floarea * Cezar Rovintescu * Gheorghe Soare as Ifrim * Nicolae Fagadaru as Ristea * Constantin Posa * Nick Niculescu * Alexandru Alger * Niculae Scorteanu * Liviu Ciulei as Dumitru * Gheorghe Nicolescu * Paul Zbrentea as Eftimie * Ilariu Popescu * Nucu Paunescu as Sarbu Iacov * Marietta Rares as Ion Lepadat's Wife * Nelly Dordea as Safta * Puica Stanescu as Ana * Jeannette Dumitrescu * Doina Tutescu * Ana Barcan * Constantin Vintila References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic Waltz
''Titanic Waltz'' (Romanian: ''Titanic vals'') is a 1964 Romanian comedy film directed by Paul Călinescu and starring Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic, , and .Iordanova p.25 It was based on a play of the same name by Tudor Mușatescu. The film's sets were designed by Stefan Norris. Partial cast * Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic as Spirache Necșulescu * as Chiriachița * as Dacia * Mitzura Arghezi as Gena * Lucian Dinu as Traian * Coca Andronescu as Sarmisegetuza * Liviu Bădescu as Decebal * Ion Finteșteanu as the Mayor * Mihai Fotino as Dinu * as Rădulescu Nercea * Ion Dichiseanu as Gigi Stamatescu * Florin Scărlătescu * Constantin Rauțchi as a town hall clerk * as the organ-grinder * Mircea Balaban * Ion Pacea * Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila as an electoral bully * Atena Seciu Atena may refer to: *Athena, a principal goddess of Greek mythology war * Atena Lucana, an Italian municipality in the province of Salerno See also *Athena (other) *Athene (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs .... * February 12 ** French anarchist Émile Henry (anarchist), Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. ** The barque ''Elisabeth Rickmers'' of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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