Alexandre Alexeieff
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 1, 1901
- Died
- August 9, 1982
- Birthplace
- Kazan, Russian Empire [now Tatarstan, Russia]
Russian-born French experimental short artist who with his wife, American-born Claire Parker, invented the pinscreen animation technique. He is most known for designing the prologue sequence for Orson Welles's The Trial. He grew up in Constantinople, then the Ottoman Empire. His landmark work, Night on Bald Mountain (1933) was a fusion of musical piece and imagery, seven years before Wait Disney attempted the same piece as part of Fantasia (1940). Two years later he would produce the first promotional film in France made in color.
Filmography
- Smoke
Smoke TBA
Director
Why Pinscreen? 2024
as Archive footage
Jacques Drouin: In Relief 2009
as Archive Footage
Dreams about Alfeoni 2002
as Self (archive footage)
- Three Moods
Three Moods 1980
Writer, Director
Pinscreen 1973
Actor
- Pictures at an Exhibition
Pictures at an Exhibition 1972
Director
The Nose 1963
Director
The Trial 1962
Animation
- Alexeïeff at Work on 'The Nose': Rushes
Alexeïeff at Work on 'The Nose': Rushes 1962
as Self
- At the Pinboard
At the Pinboard 1960
Actor, Director
Études des solides illusoires 1960
Director
Cocinor 1957
Director
Osram 1956
Director
- La sève de la terre
La sève de la terre 1955
Director
Pure Beauty 1954
Director
Essais pendulaires 1951
Director
- En passant: Making of
En passant: Making of 1943
Director
En passant 1943
Director
Chants populaires nº 5 1943
Director
- Pulling Four Needles
Pulling Four Needles 1939
Director
- Card Game
Card Game 1939
Director
- Aroma
Aroma 1939
Director
- Jaffa
Jaffa 1939
Director
- About Gold
About Gold 1939
Director
- Great Fires
Great Fires 1938
Director
- Study on the Harmony of Lines
Study on the Harmony of Lines 1938
Director
- Evian
Evian 1937
Director
- The Artist's Palette
The Artist's Palette 1937
Director
New Stars 1937
Director
- Huilor, de l'or
Huilor, de l'or 1937
Director
- Naissance de Vénus
Naissance de Vénus 1936
Director
Opta empfängt 1936
Director
- Lingner Werke
Lingner Werke 1936
Director
- Davros Ronde
Davros Ronde 1936
Director
- Cenra
Cenra 1936
Director
- Deux amies
Deux amies 1936
Director
Sleeping Beauty 1935
Director
- The Two Armies
The Two Armies 1935
Director
- The Throne of France
The Throne of France 1935
Director
Parade of Hats 1935
Director
A Night on Bald Mountain 1933
Director
Credits from TMDB.