Carol Joffe

Carol Joffe is a production designer .

Life

Joffe began her career on the film staff in 1979 as a technical consultant for interior design for the filming of the comedy film The Chance of his Life . In 1980 she worked at Stardust Memories for the first time with Woody Allen , who hired her for five of his feature films by 1987. For Allen's comedy Hannah and her sisters , she and Stuart Wurtzel were nominated for the first time for an Oscar in the category Best Production Design in 1991 . The following year came the second Oscar nomination for Allen's Radio Days , this time with Santo Loquasto , George DeTitta Jr. , and Leslie Bloom .

She had another long-term collaboration with director Alan J. Pakula ; between 1981 and 1990 she worked on five of his films, including The Rollover Plot and For Lack of Evidence . Her last film engagement was the Frank Oz comedy What about Bob? in 1990.

Filmography (selection)

• 1979: The Chance of a Lifetime (Fast Break)
• 1980: Stardust Memories
• 1981: Arthur - Not a Child of Sadness (Arthur)
• 1981: The Rollover Plot (Rollover)
• 1982: A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy)
• 1982: Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
• 1985: The Purple Rose of Cairo
• 1986: Hannah and her Sisters
• 1987: Radio Days
• 1989: Second Luck (See You in the Morning)
• 1990: For Lack of Evidence (Presumed Innocent)
• 1991: What about Bob? (What About Bob?)

Awards (selection)

• 1987 : Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for Hannah and her sisters
• 1988 : Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for Radio Days

Web links

• Carol Joffe in the Internet Movie Database (English)