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{{short description|Italian art director}}
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| name = Ferdinando Scarfiotti
| name = Ferdinando Scarfiotti
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|3|6|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|3|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Potenza Picena]], [[Marche]], [[Italy]]
| birth_place = [[Potenza Picena]], [[Marche]], Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|4|30|1941|3|6|df=yes}} (liver failure)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|4|30|1941|3|6|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = Art director
| occupation = Art director
| yearsactive = 1968-1994
| yearsactive = 1968-1994
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'''Ferdinando Scarfiotti''' (6 March 1941 &ndash; 30 April 1994)<ref name="chicagotribune">{{Cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-05-08/news/9405080258_1_production-designer-ferdinando-scarfiotti-art-direction |title=Ferdinando Scarfiotti, 53, Famous Art Director |accessdate=31 July 2011|work=chicagotribune.com|first=New|last=York|date=8 May 1994}}</ref> was an Italian [[Art director#In film|art director]] and production designer.
'''Ferdinando Scarfiotti''' (6 March 1941 &ndash; 30 April 1994)<ref name="chicagotribune">{{Cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-05-08/news/9405080258_1_production-designer-ferdinando-scarfiotti-art-direction |title=Ferdinando Scarfiotti, 53, Famous Art Director |access-date=31 July 2011|work=chicagotribune.com|first=New|last=York|date=8 May 1994}}</ref> was an Italian [[Art director#In film|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]]''. In 1980 he moved to [[Los Angeles]], where he worked on a number of films, including ''[[American Gigolo]]'' (1979), ''[[Cat People]]'' (1982) and ''[[Scarface]]'' (1983).<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-ferdinando-scarfiotti-1435128.html</ref>
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 film)|Cat People]]'' (1982) and ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' (1983).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-ferdinando-scarfiotti-1435128.html|title=Obituary: Ferdinando Scarfiotti|date=11 May 1994|website=The Independent|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>


Scarfiotti won a [[Bafta]] for Visconti's ''[[Death in Venice]]'' in 1971 and an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in the category [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] for the film ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' in 1987.<ref name="Oscars1988">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988 |title=The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=31 July 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
Scarfiotti won a [[Bafta|BAFTA]] for Visconti's ''[[Death in Venice]]'' in 1971 and an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in the category [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] for the film ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' in 1987.<ref name="Oscars1988">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988 |title=The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners |access-date=31 July 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
* ''[[The Conformist]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Death in Venice (film)|Death in Venice]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Death in Venice (film)|Death in Venice]]'' (1971)
*''[[Daisy Miller (1974 film) |Daisy Miller]]'' (1974)
* ''[[American Gigolo]]'' (1980)
* ''[[American Gigolo]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Cat People (1982 film)|Cat People]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Scarface (1983 film) |Scarface]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (1987)
* ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (1987)
*''[[Fair Game (1988 film)|Fair Game]]'' (1988)
*''[[Fair Game (1988 film) |Fair Game]]'' (1988)
* ''[[The Sheltering Sky]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]'' (1992)<ref name="Oscars1993">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 |title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=3 August 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
* ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]'' (1992) <ref name="Oscars1993">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 |title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners |access-date=3 August 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 08:33, 11 March 2024

Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Born(1941-03-06)6 March 1941
Potenza Picena, Marche, Italy
Died30 April 1994(1994-04-30) (aged 53)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationArt director
Years active1968-1994

Ferdinando Scarfiotti (6 March 1941 – 30 April 1994)[1] 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).[2]

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.[3]

Selected filmography[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ York, New (8 May 1994). "Ferdinando Scarfiotti, 53, Famous Art Director". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Ferdinando Scarfiotti". The Independent. 11 May 1994. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. ^ "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

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