03/15/1921
Philippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]:
Jacques d’Ovidio was a French film and theatre set designer, a discreet yet essential figure of popular cinema from the 1960s to the 1980s. Born in Philippeville (now Skikda, in Algeria), he trained in set design before becoming a long‑standing member of French film crews. He worked on many notable films, collaborating with Georges Lautner, Georges Franju, Christian‑Jaque, Claude Confortès, and Patrice Leconte, for whom he created the sets of Les Bronzés (1978) and Les Bronzés font du ski (1979). His filmography reflects great versatility: comedies, political films, dramas, auteur cinema, and mainstream productions. Alongside his film work, he also designed sets for the theatre, notably for several productions by Robert Hossein, including Julius Caesar (1985) and L’Affaire du courrier de Lyon (1987). Jacques d’Ovidio died in 1997 in Créteil, leaving behind a solid and varied body of work, representative of the craftsmanship of the great French set designers of his era.
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Sarraounia (1986) Production Designer |
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Le Caviar rouge (1986) Production Design |
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Les Bronzés font du ski (1979) Production Design |
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Les Bronzés (1978) Production Design |
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La marge (1976) Production Design |
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Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur (1976) Production Design |
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La Bête (1975) Production Design |
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L'Ironie du sort (1974) Sound |
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État de siège (1972) Production Design |
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Blanche (1972) Production Design |
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Blanche (1972) Art Direction |
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Z (1969) Production Design |
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Z (1969) Set Decoration |
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Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens (1968) Production Design |
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Alexandre le bienheureux (1968) Production Design |
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Les Aventuriers (1967) Set Decoration |
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Tant qu'on a la santé (1966) Production Design |
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Les Barbouzes (1964) Production Design |
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La Grande Frousse (1964) Production Design |
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Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) Set Decoration |
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Ballade pour un voyou (1963) Production Design |
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Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959) Assistant Decorator |
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La Legge (1959) Assistant Production Design |
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Le Boulanger de Valorgue (1953) Assistant Set Decoration |
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Le Trou normand (1952) Assistant Decorator |