Nino Borghi

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Nino Borghi (born February 2, 1918 in Milan , † July 2, 1994 in Vienna ; also Johann Borghi ) was an Austrian - Italian set designer and set designer .

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The son of an Italian wine merchant and an Austrian studied at the art academy in Florence . After the Second World War, he settled in Villach and began to provide operettas , for example on tours with Johannes Heesters . Later he worked at the Bürgerertheater in Vienna. He found access to Austrian film through the architect and university professor Gustav Abel .

Borghi was significantly involved in Franco-German filmmaking in the 1960s and 1970s and worked as a film architect on almost all of the films produced by Karl Spiehs . Borghi received the Federal Film Prize in 1975 for the equipment for Karl May . Borghi was married to Elfi Borghi , who was a famous international model in the 60s / 70s. Since the 1980s, Borghi worked almost exclusively for television.

The Viennese director Franz Antel , who was a friend of Nino Borghi, also valued Borghi's arts.

Nino and Elfi Borghi were buried in a grave at the Hernals cemetery .

Filmography (selection)

Film structures, unless otherwise stated

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Borghi, Nino
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borghi, Johann (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian-Italian film architect
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan , Italy
DATE OF DEATH 2nd July 1994
Place of death Vienna , Austria