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Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Born March 6, 1941 in Potenza Picena, Marche, Italy
Died April 30, 199420 films
Ferdinando Scarfiotti (6 March 1941 – 30 April 1994) was an Italian art director and production designer.
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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.
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20 films- 1994Love AffairProduction Design
- 1992ToysProduction Design
- 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
- 1976BaroccoProduction Design
- 1974Daisy MillerProduction Design
- 1972Avanti!Art Direction
- 1972Last Tango in ParisSet Supervisor
- 1971Death in VeniceArt Direction
- 1971The ConformistArt Direction
- 1968Listen, Let's Make LoveArt Direction
- 1965Kiss the Other SheikProduction Design