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Piero Gherardi (20 November 1909 – 8 June 1971) was an Italian costume designer, production designer and art director. He is best known to international audiences for his frequent collaborations with directors Mario Monicelli and Federico Fellini. Gherardi has been nominated three times for both the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and the Academy Award for Best Production Design for his work on Fellini's films, and he won twice for creating the costumes for La dolce vita (1960) and 8½ (1963).
Piero Gherardi | |
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Born | Poppi, Kingdom of Italy | 20 November 1909
Died | 8 June 1971 Rome, Italy | (aged 61)
Occupations | |
Years active | 1947–1971 |
Born in Poppi, Tuscany, Gherardi studied to become an architect but went into the budding Italian film industry instead after World War II.[1] He began his artistic collaboration with Fellini during the production of I Vitelloni (1953); it all started when the director recognized Gherardi's talent for scouting locations and extras as well as his deep knowledge of the Lazio region. Gherardi then proved his designing skills with providing the sets and costumes for Fellini's Nights of Cabiria (1957).[2]
Gherardi died in Rome on 8 June 1971, at the age of 61.
Selected filmography
editYear | Title | Director | Credited as | Notes | |
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Costume Designer | Production Designer | ||||
1947 | Daniele Cortis | Mario Soldati | No | Yes | Also known as Elena |
1948 | Prelude to Madness | Gianni Franciolini | Yes | Yes | Also known as Loveless Lovers |
Without Pity | Alberto Lattuada | Yes | No | Also set decorator | |
Escape to France | Mario Soldati | Yes | No | Also set decorator | |
Hey Boy | Luigi Comencini | Yes | No | Also art director Also known as No Stealing and Guagilo | |
1949 | Alarm Bells | Luigi Zampa | Yes | Yes | |
1950 | Her Favourite Husband | Mario Soldati | Yes | No | Also art director Also known as The Taming of Dorothy and Quel bandito sono io |
Side Street Story | Eduardo De Filippo | Yes | Yes | Co-designed sets with Piero Filippone | |
Romanzo d'amore | Duilio Coletti | No | Yes | ||
1952 | Barefoot Savage | Clemente Fracassi | Yes | Yes | |
Red Shirts | Goffredo Alessandrini Francesco Rosi |
Yes | Yes | Co-designed sets with Camillo Del Signore and Alfredo Montori Also known as Anita Garibaldi | |
1953 | The Unfaithfuls | Mario Monicelli Steno |
Yes | No | Also set decorator |
The Wayward Wife | Mario Soldati | Yes | No | ||
1955 | Proibito | Mario Monicelli | No | Yes | |
1957 | Fathers and Sons | Yes | Yes | Also known as A Tailor's Maid | |
Nights of Cabiria | Federico Fellini | Yes | Yes | ||
Doctor and the Healer | Mario Monicelli | Yes | Yes | ||
1958 | Big Deal on Madonna Street | Yes | Yes | ||
1959 | The Great War | Yes | No | Co-designed with Danilo Donati Gherardi only designed costumes for Silvana Mangano | |
1960 | La dolce vita | Federico Fellini | Yes | Yes | |
Under Ten Flags | Duilio Coletti | Yes | No | ||
Le pillole di Ercole | Luciano Salce | Yes | No | Co-designed with Lucia Mirisola | |
The Passionate Thief | Mario Monicelli | Yes | Yes | ||
The Hunchback of Rome | Carlo Lizzani | Yes | No | ||
Crimen | Mario Camerini | Yes | Yes | Also known as ...And Suddenly It's Murder! and Killing in Monte Carlo | |
1961 | Black City | Duilio Coletti | Yes | Yes | |
1962 | Boccaccio '70 | Mario Monicelli | No | Yes | Segment: "Renzo e Luciana" |
1963 | 8½ | Federico Fellini | Yes | Yes | |
La ragazza di Bube | Luigi Comencini | Yes | No | Also known as Bebo's Girl | |
1964 | High Infidelity | Mario Monicelli Elio Petri Franco Rossi Luciano Salce |
Yes | Yes | Co-designed costumes with Lucia Mirisola Designed sets (Segment: "Peccato nel Pomeriggio") |
Three Nights of Love | Renato Castellani Luigi Comencini Franco Rossi |
Yes | No | ||
1965 | Le bambole | Luigi Comencini | Yes | No | Segment: "Il trattato di eugenetica" Also known as The Dolls and Four Kinds of Love |
Juliet of the Spirits | Federico Fellini | Yes | No | Also art director | |
1966 | L'armata Brancaleone | Mario Monicelli | Yes | Yes | Also known as For Love and Gold and The Incredible Army of Brancaleone |
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die | Jack Pulman Dino Maiuri |
Yes | No | Co-designed with Maria De Matteis Gherardi only designed costumes for Dorothy Provine | |
Sex Quartet | Mario Monicelli | No | Yes | Segment: "Fata Armenia" Also known as The Queens | |
1968 | Black on White | Jörn Donner | Yes | No | |
Roma come Chicago | Alberto De Martino | Yes | No | Co-designed with Elio Micheli | |
1969 | Nerosubianco | Tinto Brass | Yes | No | Co-designed with Giuliana Serano Also known as Attraction |
The Appointment | Sidney Lumet | Yes | No | Also art director | |
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence | Luigi Comencini | Yes | Yes | Also known as Casanova: His Youthful Years |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1961 | Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | La dolce vita | Nominated | [3] |
Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Won | |||
1963 | Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | 8½ | Nominated | [4] |
Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Won | |||
1966 | Best Art Direction – Color | Juliet of the Spirits | Nominated | [5] |
Best Costume Design – Color | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1961 | Best Production Design | La dolce vita | Won | |
1964 | Best Costume Design | 8½ | Nominated | |
Best Production Design | Nominated | |||
1966 | Best Costume Design | Juliet of the Spirits | Won | |
Best Production Design | Won | |||
1967 | Best Costume Design | L'armata Brancaleone | Won | |
Best Production Design | Nominated | |||
1970 | Best Costume Design | Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence | Nominated | |
Best Production Design | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Piero Gherardi, 61, Winner of Oscars for Fellini Films". The New York Times. 9 June 1971.
- ^ Tullio Kezich, Federico Fellini: His Life and Work, New York: Faber and Faber, 2006, p. 177.
- ^ "34th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "36th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "39th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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