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Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Scenographer / Art Director | * 03/06/1941 († 53, 04/30/1994) | Potenza Picena (Italy)
Ferdinando Scarfiotti (6 March 1941 – 30 April 1994) was an Italian art director and production designer. 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 ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Academy Award for Best Production Design 2x Academy Award for Best Production Design
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Movies with Ferdinando Scarfiotti as Actor(2)

Movies with Ferdinando Scarfiotti as Crew(27)

Art/Production Design1994 Love Affair
Crew/In Memory Of1994 Love Affair
Art/Production Design1992 Toys
Art/Production Design1990 The Sheltering Sky
Art/Production Design1988 Mamba
Art/Set Decoration1988 Mamba
Art/Production Design1987 The Last Emperor
Art/Production Design1985 Sting: Bring on the Night
Art/Production Design1985 My Man Adam
Art/Art Designer1984 Thief of Hearts
Art/Production Design1983 Scarface
Art/Production Design1982 Cat People
Art/Art Designer1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
Art/Production Design1980 American Gigolo
Art/Production Design1976 Barocco
Crew/Thanks1976 Sebastiane
Art/Production Design1974 Daisy Miller
Art/Production Design1972 Last Tango in Paris
Art/Art Direction1972 Avanti!
Art/Production Design1971 The Conformist
Art/Art Direction1971 The Conformist
Art/Production Design1971 Death in Venice
Art/Art Direction1971 Death in Venice
Art/Art Direction1968 Listen, Let's Make Love
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design1968 Listen, Let's Make Love
Art/Production Design1965 Oggi, domani, dopodomani

Citizenship: Italy
Born: Thursday, 03/06 1941 (March) in Potenza Picena (Italy)
Died: Saturday, 04/30 1994 (April) in Los Angeles (aged: 53)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Italian (IT)
Educated at: Sapienza University of Rome
Ferdinando Scarfiotti frequently works together with these people:
Bernardo Bertolucci (10x, Actor)
Nedo Azzini (6x, Crew)
Giorgio Moroder (5x, Crew)
Vittorio Storaro (5x, Crew)
Warren Beatty (4x, Actor)
Franco Arcalli (4x, Crew)
Paul Schrader (4x, Crew)
Mario Orfini (4x, Crew)
Angelo Novi (4x, Crew)
John Bailey (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1030527, Added: 11/29/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024