Ben van Os
Ben van Os (born December 1, 1944 in The Hague ; † July 2, 2012 in Scheveningen , Netherlands ) was a Dutch production designer .
In 1983 he began working with Jan Roelfs , and two years later they began working closely with Peter Greenaway .
In 1990, Ben van Os and Roelfs received the European Film Award in the Best Production Design category for The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover . The following year, the two of them were awarded the specialist prize ( Vakprijz ) of the Golden Calf for the best performance as art director.
He was nominated for an Oscar (Art Decoration, Set Decoration) for Orlando in 1994 together with Jan Roelfs , and in 2004 for The Girl with a Pearl Earring .
“I love to see the world through the eyes of a child to whom everything is new. When I was five years old, I made miniature sets out of clay for fairy tales; today, fifty years later, I still do that, and I hope to be able to do this for the rest of my life. "
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Mathilde
- 1985 A Z two zeros (A Zed and Two Noughts)
- 1986: In the Shadow of victory (Shadow of Victory)
- 1988: Conspiracy of Women (Drowning by Numbers)
- 1989: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover)
- 1991: Eline Vere
- 1991: Prospero's Books (Prospero's Books)
- 1992: Orlando
- 1993: Dark Blood
- 1993: The Miracle of Mâcon (The Baby of Mâcon)
- 1994: 1000 roses
- 1995: Affair Play - Driven by Jealousy (Affair Play)
- 1995: All Men Are Mortal
- 1997: Dark Days in St. Petersburg (The Gambler)
- 1998: Alegría
- 1999: Quidam, Quidam
- 2000: Arabian Nights - Adventures from 1001 Nights (Arabian Nights)
- 2001: The Triumph of Love
- 2002: Claim
- 2002: Fogbound
- 2002: The Baroness and The Pig
- 2002: Max
- 2003: It's All About Love
- 2003: Girl with a Pearl Earring (Girl with a Pearl Earring)
- 2004: The Libertine
literature
- Peter Ettedgui: " Film arts, production design ", Rowohlt paperback, ISBN 3-499-60663-1
Web links
- Ben van Os in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ben van Os wins Ouburg Price (Dutch)
supporting documents
- ↑ Production Designer Ben van Os (Girl with a Pearl Earring) overleden , Dutch , accessed June 5, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Os, Ben van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch production designer and set designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd July 2012 |
| Place of death | Scheveningen , the Netherlands |