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{{Short description|Italian production designer}}
'''Dante Ferretti''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[art director]] and [[costume]] [[designer]] for [[film]]s. He won his first, and so far only [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for 2004's [[The Aviator]] for [[Art Direction]]. This was despite the fact that he had been nominated seven times previously. His nominations for Art Direction were in [[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]], [[Hamlet]] (1990), [[The Age of Innocence (film)|The Age of Innocence]], [[Interview with a Vampire]], [[Kundun]], and [[Gangs of New York]]. He was nominated for Best Costume Design for [[Kundun]].
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{{Infobox person
| name = Dante Ferretti
| image = Dante ferretti.jpg
| caption = Dante Ferretti in his workshop
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1943|2|26}}
| birth_place = [[Macerata]], Italy
| occupation = Production designer
| spouse = [[Francesca Lo Schiavo]]
| yearsactive = 1964–present
}}
'''Dante Ferretti''' ({{IPA|it|ˈdante ferˈretti}}; born 26 February 1943) is an Italian [[production designer]], [[Art director#In film|art director]], and [[costume designer]].


== Biography ==
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Throughout his career, Ferretti has worked with many acclaimed directors, both [[United States|American]] and [[Italy|Italian]], including; [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]], [[Elio Petri]], [[Federico Fellini]], [[Liliana Cavani]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[Franco Zeffirelli]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Anthony Minghella]], and [[Tim Burton]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
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He frequently collaborates with his wife, set [[Decorator pattern|decorator]] [[Francesca Lo Schiavo]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Ferretti was a protégé of Federico Fellini, and worked under him for five films.<ref name=Smithsonian>Fergus M. Bordewich, [http://www.fergusbordewich.com/PAGESjournalism/FBgangs.shtml Manhattan Mayhem], ''[[Smithsonian Magazine]]'', December 2002, Accessed July 15, 2010.</ref> He also had a five-film collaboration with Pier Paolo Pasolini and later developed a very close professional relationship with Martin Scorsese, designing nine of his last eleven movies.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

In 2008, he designed the set for [[Howard Shore]]'s [[opera]] ''[[The Fly (opera)|The Fly]]'', directed by [[David Cronenberg]], at the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] in Paris.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Ferretti has won three [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]; for ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'', ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', and ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]''. He had seven previous nominations. In addition, he was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] for ''[[Kundun]]''. He has also won three [[BAFTA Awards]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

In 2012, he designed the decor for [[Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto]], a restaurant on [[Manhattan]]'s [[Upper East Side]].<ref name="timeoutil">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/restaurants/salumeria-rosi-parmacotto-il-ristorante |title=Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto Il Ristorante &#124; 903 Madison Ave &#124; Restaurants |magazine=Time Out New York |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name="nymag1">{{cite journal|author=Adam Platt |url=http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/salumeria-rosi-parmacott/ |title=Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto – Upper East Side |journal= New York Magazine Restaurant Guide |publisher=Nymag.com |access-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref>

For the [[2015 Expo]] held in [[Milan, Italy]] Ferretti was commissioned to do a series of statues articulating the concept "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.expo2015.org/en/ortolino-arrives-in-buenos-aires--the-ferretti-statue-as-symbol-of-the-expo-milano-2015-theme |title=Ortolino arrives in Buenos Aires: The Ferretti Statue as Symbol of the Expo Milano 2015 Theme &#124; Expo Milano 2015 |access-date=2015-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030626/http://www.expo2015.org/en/ortolino-arrives-in-buenos-aires--the-ferretti-statue-as-symbol-of-the-expo-milano-2015-theme |archive-date=2015-11-17 }}</ref>

==Other activities and roles==
Ferretti is a member of the [[Italy-USA Foundation]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

{{as of |2023}}, he is a vice-president on the board of the [[Ischia Global Film & Music Festival]], an international film festival held on the Italian island of [[Ischia]].<ref name=about>{{cite web | title=About Us | website=Ischia Global Fest | url=https://www.ischiaglobal.com/about-us/ | access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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* ''[[Medea (1969 film)|Medea]]'' (1969)
* ''[[The Decameron (film)|The Decameron]]'' (1971)
* ''Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente'' (1971)
* ''[[The Working Class Goes to Heaven]]'' (1971)
* ''[[The Canterbury Tales (film)|The Canterbury Tales]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Slap the Monster on Page One]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Bawdy Tales]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Somewhere Beyond Love]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Arabian Nights (1974 film)|Arabian Nights]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Till Marriage Do Us Part]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Todo modo]]'' (1976)
* ''[[La presidentessa (1977 film)|La presidentessa]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Il mostro (1977 film)|Il mostro]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Beach House (film)|Beach House]]'' (1977)
* ''[[The Cat (1977 film)|The Cat]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Break Up (1978 film)|Break Up]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Bye Bye Monkey]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Orchestra Rehearsal]]'' (1978)
* ''[[City of Women]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Il minestrone]]'' (1981)
* ''[[The Skin (film)|The Skin]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Tales of Ordinary Madness]]'' (1981)
* ''[[That Night in Varennes]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Beyond the Door (1982 film)|Beyond the Door]]'' (1982)
* ''[[And the Ship Sails On]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Pianoforte (film)|Pianoforte]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Le bon roi Dagobert (1984 film)|Le bon roi Dagobert]]'' (1984)
* ''[[The Future Is Woman]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Ginger and Fred]]'' (1986)
* ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986)
* ''Il segreto del Sahara'' (1988) TV miniseries
* ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' (1988)
* ''[[The Sleazy Uncle]]'' (1989)
* ''[[The Voice of the Moon]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Dr. M (film)|Dr. M]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Hamlet (1990 film)|Hamlet]]'' (1990)
* ''La traviata'' (1992) TV
* ''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Casino (1995 film)|Casino]]'' (1995)
* ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1996) TV
* ''[[Kundun]]'' (1997)
* ''Manon Lescaut'' (1998) TV
* ''[[Meet Joe Black]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Titus (film)|Titus]]'' (1999)
* ''Un ballo in maschera'' (2001) TV
* ''Il trovatore'' (2002) TV
* ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004)
* ''[[The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Cinderella (2015 American film)|Cinderella]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Seventh Son (film)|Seventh Son]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Silence (2016 film)|Silence]]'' (2016)
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==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 2 December 2024

Dante Ferretti
Dante Ferretti in his workshop
Born (1943-02-26) 26 February 1943 (age 81)
Macerata, Italy
OccupationProduction designer
Years active1964–present
SpouseFrancesca Lo Schiavo

Dante Ferretti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdante ferˈretti]; born 26 February 1943) is an Italian production designer, art director, and costume designer.

Biography

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Throughout his career, Ferretti has worked with many acclaimed directors, both American and Italian, including; Pier Paolo Pasolini, Elio Petri, Federico Fellini, Liliana Cavani, Terry Gilliam, Franco Zeffirelli, Martin Scorsese, Anthony Minghella, and Tim Burton.[citation needed]

He frequently collaborates with his wife, set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo.[citation needed]

Ferretti was a protégé of Federico Fellini, and worked under him for five films.[1] He also had a five-film collaboration with Pier Paolo Pasolini and later developed a very close professional relationship with Martin Scorsese, designing nine of his last eleven movies.[citation needed]

In 2008, he designed the set for Howard Shore's opera The Fly, directed by David Cronenberg, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.[citation needed]

Ferretti has won three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction; for The Aviator, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Hugo. He had seven previous nominations. In addition, he was nominated for Best Costume Design for Kundun. He has also won three BAFTA Awards.[citation needed]

In 2012, he designed the decor for Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto, a restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side.[2][3]

For the 2015 Expo held in Milan, Italy Ferretti was commissioned to do a series of statues articulating the concept "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life".[4]

Other activities and roles

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Ferretti is a member of the Italy-USA Foundation.[citation needed]

As of 2023, he is a vice-president on the board of the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival, an international film festival held on the Italian island of Ischia.[5]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Fergus M. Bordewich, Manhattan Mayhem, Smithsonian Magazine, December 2002, Accessed July 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto Il Ristorante | 903 Madison Ave | Restaurants". Time Out New York. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. ^ Adam Platt. "Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto – Upper East Side". New York Magazine Restaurant Guide. Nymag.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Ortolino arrives in Buenos Aires: The Ferretti Statue as Symbol of the Expo Milano 2015 Theme | Expo Milano 2015". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ^ "About Us". Ischia Global Fest. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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