Cast · Composer

Darius Milhaud

1892 – 1974

Active years (films on this site)

1924–1933

Genres

ComedyDocumentary

Schools and movements

French Poetic Realism and Classical CinemaLatin American CinemaSpanish CinemaSurrealism and the Avant-Garde

Directors worked with

René Clair1 filmLuis Buñuel1 film

Biography

Darius Milhaud was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and Brazilian music and make extensive use of polytonality. Milhaud is considered one of the key modernist composers. He taught many future jazz and classical composers, including Burt Bacharach, Dave Brubeck, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, György Kurtág, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis among others.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Knight of the Legion of Honour 1933
• Officer of the Legion of Honour 1947
• Commander of the Legion of Honour 1958
• Commander of the order of Nichan Iftikhar
• Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music

2 films on this site

1. Entr'acte 1924 · René Clair · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
2. Land Without Bread 1933 · Luis Buñuel · IMDb 7.3 · Composer