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Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Art · 1941–1994 · Potenza Picena, Marche, Italy

Biography

Ferdinando Scarfiotti (6 March 1941 – 30 April 1994) was an Italian art director and production designer. After graduating in architecture at the University of Rome, he was approached by Luchino Visconti, who asked him to design his stage production of La Traviata for the 1963 Spoleto Festival. After working in opera theatre for over a decade, director Bernardo Bertolucci asked Scarfiotti to work with him on the film The Conformist followed by Visconti's Death in Venice. In 1980 he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked on a number of films, including American Gigolo (1980), Cat People (1982) and Scarface (1983). Scarfiotti won a BAFTA for Visconti's Death in Venice in 1971 and an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The Last Emperor in 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ferdinando Scarfiotti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

1994Love AffairIn Memory Of
1992ToysProduction Design
1992Writing with Light: Vittorio StoraroSelf
1991The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the UniverseThanks
1990The Sheltering SkyProduction Design
1988Fair GameProduction Design
1987The Last EmperorProduction Design
1985Sting - Bring on the NightProduction Design
1985My Man AdamProduction Design
1984Thief of HeartsArt Designer
1983ScarfaceProduction Design
1982Cat PeopleProduction Design
1981Honky Tonk FreewayArt Designer
1980American GigoloProduction Design
1976SebastianeThanks
1976BaroccoProduction Design
1974Daisy MillerProduction Design
1972Avanti!Art Direction
1972Last Tango in ParisSet Supervisor
1971Death in VeniceArt Direction
1971The ConformistArt Direction
1969Love CircleSon
1968Listen, Let's Make LoveCostume Design
1965Kiss the Other SheikProduction Design
1965Sandra(uncredited)

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