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Andrea Crisanti
Art · 1936–2012 · Rome, Lazio, Italy
Biography
Andrea Crisanti (12 June 1936, in Rome – 7 May 2012) was an Italian production designer and art director. Crisanti studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. He began his film career as assistant set designer to Mario Garbuglia by working on the set of The Great War (1959) with Mario Monicelli. His independent debut came with Maciste in Hell (1962) by Riccardo Freda. In 1970, Crisanti met Francesco Rosi, which proved crucial to the success of his career. He later worked on Cinema Paradiso (1988) and A Pure Formality (1994) by Giuseppe Tornatore, which won a David di Donatello Award. Sicily was one of his favourite places, and he recalled the pomp of the 17-century Bourbon period for the set of The Council of Egypt (2002) by Emidio Greco. Crisanti worked on Michelangelo Antonioni's Identification of a Woman (1982), Franzo Zeffirelli's Young Toscanini (1988), Gianni Amelio's The Stolen Children (1992), and Andrei Tarkovsky's Nostalghia (1983). He taught art at Rome's Experimental Cinematography Centre from 1995 until his death, and was president of A.S.C., the Set and Costume Designers Association. Source: Article "Andrea Crisanti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for

Cinema Paradiso
Production Design

Duck, You Sucker
Art Direction

Talcum Powder
Production Design

Nostalgia
Production Design

Devil in the Flesh
Production Design

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Assistant Set Decoration

The Con Artists
Production Design
Non lasciamoci più
Scenic Artist

The Emperor's New Clothes
Production Design

Four Times That Night
Production Design
Filmography
- 2013Nu de femmesSelf
- 2013The Face of AnotherProduction Design
- 2012A Magnificent HauntingProduction Design
- 2010Loose CannonsProduction Design
- 2008Blood of the LosersProduction Design
- 2006The Countess of CastiglioneArt Designer
- 2006Ma l'amore... sì!Production Design
- 2006The Goodbye KissProduction Design
- 2005Face AddictProduction Design
- 2005Fratella e SorelloArt Direction
- 2005Sacred HeartSet Decoration
- 2004Under a False NameProduction Design
- 2003The Accidental DetectiveProduction Design
- 2003L'avvocato de GregorioProduction Design
- 2003Facing WindowsArt Direction
- 2002Il consiglio d'EgittoProduction Design
- 2001The Emperor's New ClothesProduction Design
- 2000ViperProduction Design
- 1999Excellent CadaversProduction Design
- 1999Non lasciamoci piùScenic Artist
- 1997The TruceProduction Design
- 1995Moon ShadowProduction Design
- 1994A Pure FormalityProduction Design
- 1994Swallows Never Die in JerusalemProduction Design
- 1992The Stolen ChildrenSet Decoration
- 1990Everybody's FineProduction Design
- 1990The Palermo ConnectionProduction Design
- 1988Cinema ParadisoProduction Design
- 1987Chronicle of a Death ForetoldProduction Design
- 1986Devil in the FleshProduction Design
- 1984Andrey Tarkovsky in NostalghiaSelf
- 1983NostalgiaProduction Design
- 1982No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me NervousProduction Design
- 1982Identification of a WomanProduction Design
- 1982Più bello di così si muoreProduction Design
- 1982Talcum PowderProduction Design
- 1981MiracoloniProduction Design
- 1981Before It's Too EarlyProduction Design
- 1981Three BrothersProduction Design
- 1981Vita di Antonio GramsciProduction Design
- 1980The WarningArt Direction
- 1980The Persian Lamb CoatProduction Design
- 1980A Leap in the DarkProduction Design
- 1979Christ Stopped at EboliProduction Design
- 1977Three Tigers Against Three TigersProduction Design
- 1977Here We for Example...Production Design
- 1976Mr. RobinsonProduction Design
- 1976The Con ArtistsProduction Design
- 1976Illustrious CorpsesProduction Design
- 1974Quick TrialProduction Design
- 1973Lucky LucianoProduction Design
- 1972The Mattei AffairProduction Design
- 1971Duck, You SuckerArt Direction
- 1971Four Times That NightProduction Design
- 1970BaliProduction Design
- 1970Many Wars AgoProduction Design
- 1968I due CrociatiProduction Design
- 1968Ugly at NightProduction Design
- 1968The Seven Cervi BrothersProduction Design
- 1966Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't UnderstandAssistant Production Design
- 1963Yesterday, Today and TomorrowAssistant Set Decoration
- 1962The Four Days of NaplesAssistant Production Design
- 1962The Witch's CurseArt Direction
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