Osvaldo Desideri
Osvaldo Desideri (born February 16, 1939 in Rome ) is an Italian art director and production designer who won an Oscar for best production design .
Life
Desideri began working as art director and production designer in 1969 for the film Murder in a Black Cadillac (Femmine insaziabili) and has been involved in the production of over seventy films to this day.
At the Oscar ceremony in 1988 , he won together with Ferdinando Scarfiotti and Bruno Cesari Oscar for Best Production Design in by Bernardo Bertolucci directed film The Last Emperor (1987) with John Lone , Joan Chen and Peter O'Toole in the lead roles . He, Scarfiotti and Cesari also won the David di Donatello in 1988 for production design .
For the film Gli indesiderabili (2003) by Pasquale Scimeca with Antonio Catania , Marcello Mazzarella and Vincenzo Albanese , he and his daughter Eva Desideri were nominated for the 2004 Silver Ribbon , the Nastro d'Argento des Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (SNGCI).
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: Murder in a black Cadillac ( Femmine insaziabili )
- 1970: the big mistake
- 1975: The 120 days of Sodom
- 1975: Profession: Reporter
- 1976: City in Panic ( Paura in città )
- 1977: Beyond good and bad ( Al di là del bene e del male )
- 1984: Once Upon a Time in America
- 1987: The last emperor
- 1990: Nachtsonne ( Il sole anche di notte )
- 1991: Vacanze di Natale '91
- 2002: The Piano Player
- 2003: Gli indesiderabili
- 2010: I bambini della sua vita
Awards
- 1988 : Oscar for best production design
- 1988: David di Donatello for best production design
Web links
- Osvaldo Desideri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Desideri, Osvaldo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian art director and production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |