Christian Matras
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Christian Matras

Born 29 December 1903 · Valence, Drome, France · Died 4 May 1977

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.

Known for

Grand Illusion
The Earrings of Madame de...
Cartouche
Lola Montès
La Ronde
Le Plaisir
Fan-Fan the Tulip
This Special Friendship
Paris Blues
Christine
Woman Times Seven
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Not Dumb, the Bird
Varietés
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Las Leandras
Esa mujer
Birds in Peru
Risky Business
Woman Times Seven
The Desperate Ones
La mujer perdida
The Woman from Beirut
Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace
Samba
The Lace Wars
This Special Friendship
The Bamboo Stroke
Scheherazade
Cartouche
Crime Does Not Pay
Therese
The Game of Truth
Paris Blues
The French Game
Towards Ecstasy
Die schöne Lügnerin
Way of Youth
Christine
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Maxime
The Spies
A Kiss for a Killer
An Eye for an Eye
Meeting in Paris
Bold Adventure
The French, They Are a Funny Race
Lola Montès
Daughters of Destiny
The Secrets of the Bed
The Earrings of Madame de...
Lucrèce Borgia
Le Plaisir
Adorable Creatures
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Imperial Violets
Olivia
La Ronde
Singoalla
Man to Men
Eternal Conflict
Stolen Affections
The Beautiful Trip
The Chips Are Down
The Idiot
A Lover's Return
Alone in the Night
The Traveler Without Luggage
The Secret of Madame Clapain
Wicked Duchess
The Wonderful Night
Four Flights to Love
The Last Turning
The Curtain Rises
Grand Illusion
S. S. Tenacity
The Lady of Lebanon
The Scandal
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