Rochus Gliese
Rochus Gliese ( born January 6, 1891 in Berlin, † December 22, 1978 ) was a German stage and film director.
Theater
Gliese studied from 1909 to 1911 in Berlin, painting and theater history. He first worked as a costume designer and since 1913 as a stage designer at various theaters in Berlin: From 1913 to 1914 at the German Art Theatre in 1914 at the Lessing Theatre, 1915-1917 to the Meinhard - Bernauer - stages, in 1918 at the Residenz Theater and 1922-1932 at the State Theatre. He was initially influenced by expressionism, but found a tuned to the requirements scenic interior design later. In 1933 he went to the theater in Essen, but returned already in the following year returned to Berlin, where he operated until 1944 theatrical work. After the war he was from 1947 to 1949 in Potsdam operates.
Film
In addition to his theater work Gliese was engaged since 1913 as art director, costume designer and film director. For The Student of Prague in 1913, he designed the costumes. The protagonist of this film Paul Wegener developed a close creative cooperation and Gliese was at its fairy tale films both art director and director. In The Yoghi and Giant's wedding, he assisted Wegener in his capacity as a director. Gliese was also involved in all three Golem films Wegener; for the last, The Golem: How He Came Into the World, Gliese was responsible for the costumes.
His film design was now dominated by the film expressionism. He worked for four films Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and went with this 1927 in the USA, where he indeed for his work for sunrise - was nominated for song of two people in 1929 for an Oscar, but otherwise rather unsuccessfully worked as an art director two years. Gliese's last film was 1930 The pursuit of happiness. After the war he worked for the DEFA ( A wedding shower, 1955, Director: Curt Bois ). He received the 1973 Film Award for Lifetime Achievement.