Rouben Mamoulian
Born: 1897-10-07 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Died: 1987-12-04
Known For: Directing
Biography
Rouben Zachary Mamoulian (October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an Armenian-American film and theatre director. In the interview compilation book Directing the Film (Acrobat Books), Mamoulian declared a strong preference for a stylized look to his scenes, stating that he was more interested in creating a poetic look to his films than in showing ordinary realism. Parts of Becky Sharp, and almost the whole of Blood and Sand, with their heightened and artificial use of Technicolor, demonstrate what Mamoulian meant by this. He also wrote a book called Applause.
Filmography
2003
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self (archive footage)
2001
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1985
1983
- The Horror of It All as Self
1969
- Garbo, by Joan Crawford as Self
1959
- Never Steal Anything Small ... (Theatre Play)
1957
- Silk Stockings ... (Director)
1948
- Summer Holiday ... (Director)
1942
- Rings on Her Fingers ... (Director)
1941
- Blood and Sand ... (Director)
1940
- The Mark of Zorro ... (Director)
1939
- Golden Boy ... (Director)
1937
- High, Wide and Handsome ... (Director)
1936
- The Gay Desperado ... (Director)
1935
- Becky Sharp ... (Director)
1934
- Queen Christina ... (Director)
- We Live Again ... (Director)
1933
- The Song of Songs ... (Director)
1932
- Love Me Tonight ... (Director)
1931
- City Streets ... (Director)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ... (Director)
1929
- Applause ... (Director)
1926
- The Flute of Krishna ... (Director)