Joseph-Louis Mundwiller (1886–1967) was a

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

. He was born in

Mülhausen Mulhouse (; Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace aft ...

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...

following the region's annexation into the

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after the Franco-Prussian War. He worked in the French cinema. In 1909 he directed an early travelogue ''

Moscow Clad in Snow ''Moscow Clad in Snow'' is a 1909 short silent documentary film directed by Joseph-Louis Mundwiller about winter in Moscow 1908. Synopsis The film is in four parts. First, the camera pans the Kremlin and Marshal's Bridge. Sleds are parked ...

''.Lewis p.211

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1909) * '' The Duel'' (1910) * '' Princess Tarakanova'' (1910) * '' Novel with a Double Bass'' (1911) * '' The House of Mystery'' (1923) * ''

Le Brasier ardent ''Le Brasier ardent'' is a 1923 French film directed by Ivan Mosjoukine. It combines elements of comedy, mystery, romance and psychological drama. The title has been variously translated into English as ''The Blazing Inferno'', ''The Burning Cru ...

'' (1923) * ''

A Foolish Maiden ''A Foolish Maiden'' (French: ''La vierge folle'') is a 1929 French silent comedy film directed by Luitz-Morat and starring Emmy Lynn, Jean Angelo and Suzy Vernon.Crisp p.121 The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. C ...

'' (1929) * ''

Chotard and Company ''Chotard and Company'' (French: ''Chotard et Cie'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jeanne Boitel, Fernand Charpin and Jeanne Loury.Faulkner p.17 It was released by the French subsidiary of Universal Pictures ...

'' (1933) * '' Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''

Paris-Deauville ''Paris-Deauville'' is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Marguerite Moreno, Monique Rolland and Germaine Sablon.Gordon p.39 The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Caccia. Cast * Marguerite Moreno ...

'' (1934) * '' Odette'' (1934) * '' Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''

Thérèse Martin Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to: Persons Therese *Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg *Therese of Br ...

'' (1939)

References

Bibliography

* Lewis, Jon. ''Essential Cinema: An Introduction to Film Analysis''. Cengage Learning, 2013.

External links

* 1886 births 1967 deaths French cinematographers Mass media people from Mulhouse {{France-film-bio-stub