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Arthur Max is a Actor, Production Designer and Production Design American born on 1 may 1946 at New York City (USA)

Arthur Max

Arthur Max
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Nationality USA
Birth 1 may 1946 (77 years) at New York City (USA)

Arthur Max (born May 1, 1946) is an American production designer. He has been nominated for Academy Awards twice: once for his work on Gladiator (2000) and another for his Production Design on American Gangster (2007). In addition to his Oscar nominations, Max won several other honors for his production design on the film, including the BAFTA, the National Board of Review prize and the Broadcast Film Critics honor. He also collected the ‘Excellence in Production Design’ Award from the Art Directors Guild, the first of six nominations he received (the others for Ridley Scott’s "Black Hawk Down" and "Robin Hood”and "American Gangster(2007)" and "Prometheus(2012)" and David Fincher’s “Panic Room”). Max has recently completed "The Counselor(2013)". The film marks Max’s ninth project for filmmaker Scott, a list of achievements which includes,” Kingdom of Heaven", "Robin Hood" and the aforementioned “Black Hawk Down" and ""Body of Lies".” He designed Fincher’s 1994 thriller, "Seven". Max is currently working on the forthcoming Ridley Scott biblical epic "Exodus".

The native New Yorker began his career as a stage lighting designer in the music industry following graduation from New York University in the late 1960s. Those assignments included work at Bill Graham’s famous music venue The Fillmore East in New York's East Village, and the historic Woodstock Festival of 1969 where he operated a spotlight for Chip Monck, a rock lighting and stage design company during the Woodstock festival in 1969. During the following decade, he designed concert lighting and festival stages for many rock and jazz artists. He was Pink Floyd's lighting designer during the bands' tours in the US and around the world in the early 70's. After studying architecture in England (earning degrees in the early ‘80s from the Polytechnic of Central London and the Royal College of Art), Max went on to do several architectural design projects in London including an award winning lighting design for the stage of St John's Concert Hall, a former 18th Century church in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster, London.

He entered the British film industry as an assistant to several English production designers. First for Stuart Craig on Hugh Hudson’s “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes” and “Cal” (both 1984), then for Ashetton Gorton on Hudson’s “Revolution” the following year. He commenced his own production design career in TV commercials over a period of ten years from 1985 to 1995 (for such clients as Pepsi, Nike, Jeep, Coke and Levi’s), which led to his ongoing associations with directors Scott and Fincher.

Biography

Après être sorti diplômé de l'université de New York en 1969, il commence sa carrière en tant qu'éclairagiste dans l'industrie musicale en travaillant sur le festival de Woodstock. Dans les années 1970, il officie en tant qu'éclairagiste pour de nombreux concerts et festivals, et notamment pour les tournées du groupe Pink Floyd. Il étudie ensuite l'architecture et obtient un diplôme du Royal College of Art en 1982. Il travaille alors sur plusieurs projets architecturaux à Londres et commence sa carrière au cinéma dans le département décoration de Greystoke, la légende de Tarzan et de Revolution.

Pendant dix ans, il est chef décorateur pour de nombreux spots publicitaires et rencontre David Fincher et Ridley Scott, avec qui il collabore ensuite sur plusieurs films. Il est nommé deux fois à l'Oscar des meilleurs décors, pour Gladiator, film pour lequel il remporte aussi le BAFTA Award, en 2001, et American Gangster en 2008.

Best films

The Martian (2015)
(Production Design)
Gladiator (2000)
(Production Design)
Prometheus (2012)
(Production Design)
Se7en (1995)
(Production Design)
Robin Hood (2010)
(Production Design)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
(Production Design)

Usually with

Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
(13 films)
Janty Yates
Janty Yates
(11 films)
Pietro Scalia
Pietro Scalia
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Arthur Max (16 films)

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Actor

G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane (1997)
, 2h4
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Feminist films, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jim Caviezel, Jason Beghe, Daniel von Bargen
Roles Barber
Rating60% 3.0038653.0038653.0038653.0038653.003865
A Senate Armed Services Committee interviews a candidate for the position of Secretary of the Navy. Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft) from Texas criticizes the Navy for not being gender-neutral. Behind the curtains, a deal is struck: If women compare favorably with men in a series of test cases, the military will integrate women fully into all branches of the Navy.
Se7en
Se7en (1995)
, 2h10
Directed by David Fincher
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about religion, Transport films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Ermey, John C. McGinley
Roles Man in Library (uncredited)
Rating83% 4.193744.193744.193744.193744.19374
In an unnamed American city, soon-to-be-retiring Detective William R. Somerset (Freeman) is partnered with short-tempered-but-idealistic Detective David Mills (Pitt), who recently transferred to the department. Together, their first case leads them to believe that they are chasing a serial killer whose killings each reflect one of the seven deadly sins. First, they discover an obese man who was tied to a chair and forced to eat food, and eventually, his own vomit, until his stomach exploded (representing gluttony). Next, they investigate the fatal bloodletting of a rich attorney, from whom a pound of flesh has been extracted (representing greed). Two days later, fingerprints left at the crime scenes lead them to an apartment, where they find an emaciated man strapped to a bed. Though he initially appears to be dead, they find he has been kept alive and immobile by the killer for one year to that day; a drug dealer and child molester before his capture (representing sloth). Though unable to learn anything from the insensate man, the detectives agree the killer has planned these crimes for more than a year.

Producer

The Last Duel
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Actors Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter
Roles Production Designer
Rating74% 3.700323.700323.700323.700323.70032
Au XIV siècle dans le royaume de France, un chevalier, de retour après une expédition militaire, retrouve son épouse. Celle-ci accuse l'écuyer, et vieil ami du chevalier, de l'avoir violée. L'écuyer se dit innocent. Un « procès par le combat » est décidé entre le chevalier et l'écuyer, pour déterminer la vérité. Si le mari perd le duel, la femme sera également brûlée vive pour fausse accusation.
G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane (1997)
, 2h4
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Feminist films, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jim Caviezel, Jason Beghe, Daniel von Bargen
Roles Production Designer
Rating60% 3.0038653.0038653.0038653.0038653.003865
A Senate Armed Services Committee interviews a candidate for the position of Secretary of the Navy. Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft) from Texas criticizes the Navy for not being gender-neutral. Behind the curtains, a deal is struck: If women compare favorably with men in a series of test cases, the military will integrate women fully into all branches of the Navy.

Art

The Last Duel
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Actors Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter
Roles Production Design
Rating74% 3.700323.700323.700323.700323.70032
Au XIV siècle dans le royaume de France, un chevalier, de retour après une expédition militaire, retrouve son épouse. Celle-ci accuse l'écuyer, et vieil ami du chevalier, de l'avoir violée. L'écuyer se dit innocent. Un « procès par le combat » est décidé entre le chevalier et l'écuyer, pour déterminer la vérité. Si le mari perd le duel, la femme sera également brûlée vive pour fausse accusation.
All the Money in the World, 2h12
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Crime
Actors Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Hutton, Charlie Plummer, Andrew Buchan
Roles Production Design
Rating67% 3.3961453.3961453.3961453.3961453.396145
En 1973, à Rome, John Paul Getty III, petit-fils du magnat du pétrole J. Paul Getty, est enlevé par des malfaiteurs qui demandent à son richissime grand-père de leur verser une rançon exorbitante de 17 millions de dollars. Alors que l'homme d'affaires refuse de payer, les ravisseurs envoient une oreille coupée et une boucle de cheveux de leur otage à un journal italien comme avertissement...
The Martian, 2h21
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Dans l'espace, Mars in film, Films based on Robinson Crusoe, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Space opera, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Sebastian Stan
Roles Production Design
Rating79% 3.9967453.9967453.9967453.9967453.996745
In the 2030s, the crew of Ares III, a manned mission to Mars, has established a temporary artificial habitat, called the Hab, on Mars, where they are to stay for two months and depart back to Earth in their orbital probe. Eighteen days into the Mars mission, however, a massive Martian storm hits the base and the crew is forced to abandon the planet and launch themselves because of the danger that their escape vehicle will collapse and leave them stranded. While evacuating, astronaut Mark Watney is lost and presumed dead as his biomonitor is damaged. With the lives of her crew at stake, mission commander Melissa Lewis is forced to leave the planet, leaving Watney behind.
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2h30
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about slavery, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro, Indira Varma
Roles Production Design
Rating59% 2.998812.998812.998812.998812.99881
In 1300 BC, Moses, a general and member of the royal family, prepares to attack the Hittite army with Prince Ramesses. A High Priestess of Sekhmet (the war goddess) divines a prophecy from animal intestines, which she relates to Ramesses' father, Seti I. He tells the two men of the prophecy, in which one (of Moses and Ramesses) will save the other and become a leader. During the attack on the Hittites, Moses saves Ramesses' life, leaving both men troubled. Later, Moses is sent to the city of Pithom to meet with the Viceroy Hegep, who oversees the Hebrew slaves. Upon his arrival, he encounters the slave Joshua, who is the descendant of Joseph, and Moses is appalled by the horrific conditions of the slaves. Shortly afterwards, Moses meets Nun, who informs him of his true lineage; he is the child of Hebrew parents who was sent by his sister Miriam to be raised by Pharaoh's daughter. Moses is stunned at the revelation and leaves angrily. However, two Hebrews also overhear Nun's story and report their discovery to Hegep.
The Counselor, 1h57
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Children's films, Gangster films
Actors Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Dean Norris
Roles Production Design
Rating53% 2.698982.698982.698982.698982.69898
A man, known only as "The Counselor", and his girlfriend Laura are talking sexily in bed. Meanwhile, somewhere in Mexico, cocaine is packaged in barrels and concealed in a sewage truck, driven across the border and stored at a sewage treatment plant.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood (2010)
, 2h20
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Kevin Durand
Roles Production Design
Rating65% 3.298453.298453.298453.298453.29845
In 1199 A.D., Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) is a common archer in the army of King Richard the Lionheart (Danny Huston). A veteran of Richard's crusade, he now takes part in the siege of Chalus Castle. Disillusioned and war-weary, he believes the King when invited to give an honest view of the war; after Robin gives a frank but unflattering appraisal of the King's conduct, Robin and his comrades – archers Allan A'Dayle (Alan Doyle) and Will Scarlett (Scott Grimes) and soldier Little John (Kevin Durand) – find themselves in the stocks.
Body of Lies, 2h3
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Robot films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Carice van Houten, Vince Colosimo
Roles Production Design
Rating69% 3.4977353.4977353.4977353.4977353.497735
Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a CIA case officer in Iraq, tracking a terrorist called Al-Saleem (Alon Abutbul). He meets Nizar, a member of the terrorist organization who is prepared to offer information in return for asylum in America. Despite his boss Ed Hoffman's (Russell Crowe) objections, Ferris agrees to shelter Nizar. Nizar is used as a pawn to draw out the rest of his cell; when he is captured, Ferris is forced to shoot him to prevent him from exposing Ferris' identity. Furious at Hoffman's refusal to act on the information Nizar provided, Ferris and his associate Bassam (Oscar Isaac) go to search a safehouse in Balad, Iraq, of which Nizar had told them. There, Ferris observes men burning records and attempts to bluff his way in, but is exposed. In the ensuing shootout and chase, Ferris and Bassam's vehicle is hit by an RPG. Ferris and some salvaged discs are rescued by helicopter but Bassam is killed in the explosion.
American Gangster, 2h37
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Mob film, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about racism, Hip hop films, Political films, Gangster films
Actors Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Ted Levine, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin, RZA
Roles Production Design
Rating77% 3.8987653.8987653.8987653.8987653.898765
In 1968, Frank Lucas, the limo driver-turned-right-hand man of Harlem gangster Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, inherits Johnson's gang when Johnson dies of a heart attack. Disliking the new, flashy gangsters of the neighborhood, Lucas decides to take control of Harlem's crime scene.
Kingdom of Heaven, 2h25
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Films about religion, Transport films, Political films, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas
Roles Production Design
Rating72% 3.647663.647663.647663.647663.64766
In 1184 France, Balian (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith, is haunted by his wife's recent suicide. A group of Crusaders reach his village; one of them introduces himself as Balian's father, Baron Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson). Godfrey asks Balian to return with him to the Holy Land, but Balian declines and the Crusaders leave. The town priest, Balian's half-brother (Michael Sheen), reveals that he ordered Balian's wife beheaded before burial. In a fit of rage, Balian kills his brother and flees the village.
Black Hawk Down, 2h23
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres War, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Tom Hardy, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner
Roles Production Design
Rating76% 3.847883.847883.847883.847883.84788
In 1993, following the ousting of the central government and start of a civil war, a major United Nations military operation in Somalia is authorized with a peacekeeping mandate. After the bulk of the peacekeepers are withdrawn, the Mogadishu-based militia loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid have declared war on the remaining UN personnel. In response, U.S. Army Rangers, Delta Force counter-terrorist operators, and 160th SOAR aviators are deployed to Mogadishu to capture Aidid, who has proclaimed himself president of the country.