Biography
Erik Aaes (27 April 1899 – 19 March 1966) was a Danish set designer and art director. He was a prominent figure behind the scenes of Scandinavian theatre and in film. In 1917 Aaes attended the Danish Naval Academy, then attended art school while simultaneously working as an assistant for Nordisk Films and for the Folketeatret of Copenhagen.
He aided director Svend Gade on the production of Hamlet (1921) in Berlin, and while there he studied painting at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin.
During the 1920s, Aaes worked as a designer in the Berlin theatre. Later in the decade he moved to Paris, designing sets for avant garde films for directors such as Jean Renoir and Alberto Cavalcanti until 1932.He returned to his native Denmark in 1933 and designed sets for both film and theatrical productions in both Europe and America until his death.
Filmography
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Movies 51
Hunger (1966)
Tine (1964)
My Love Is Like a Rose (1963)
Dronningens vagtmester (1963)
Sextet (1963)
The Soldier and the Woman (1962)
Weekend (1962)
Lykkens musikanter (1962)
Ullabella (1961)
Komtessen (1961)
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960)
Den sidste vinter (1960)
Frihedens pris (1960)
The Red Circle (1960)
Fellowship of the Frog (1959)
Cupid on the Phone (1957)
Hidden Fear (1957)
Den kloge mand (1956)
Tante Tut fra Paris (1956)
Gengæld (1955)
Mod og mandshjerte (1955)
Ild og jord (1955)
Ordet (1955)
Sukceskomponisten (1954)
Et eventyr om tre (1954)
Hejrenæs (1953)
Kærlighedsdoktoren (1952)
Lejlighed til leje (1949)
For frihed og ret (1949)
Palle Alone in the World (1949)
Kristinus Bergman (1948)
Letter from the Dead (1946)
The Invisible Army (1945)
Familien Gelinde (1944)
Det kære København (1944)
Day of Wrath (1943)
As You Want Me (1943)
My Dear Wives (1943)
Naar Bønder elsker (1942)
Vi kunde ha' det saa rart (1942)
Ta' briller paa (1942)
Regnen holdt op (1942)
Tak fordi du kom, Nick (1941)
Elverhøj (1939)
Den gamle præst (1939)
Under byens tage (1938)
The Sad Sack (1928)
The Little Match Girl (1928)
Yvette (1927)
Sea Fever (1927)
The Late Mathias Pascal (1925)
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Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1899-04-27
Deathday1966-03-19 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceNordby, Denmark
CitizenshipsDenmark
ResidencesCopenhagen · Nordby, Denmark
Also Known AsÉric Aes
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