Andrea Crisanti
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Andrea Crisanti is an Italian production designer
and art director
.
Crisanti studied Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. He began his film career as assistant set designer to Mario Garbuglia
by working on the set of The Great War
(1959) with Mario Monicelli
. Then he worked with other set designers. He debuted in Maciste in Hell (1962) by Riccardo Freda
, working both in cinema and theatre.
The crucial meeting to his career came in 1970 with Francesco Rosi
. He achieved the scenes of Cinema Paradiso (1988) and A Pure Formality
(1994) by Giuseppe Tornatore
, which won a David di Donatello Award. Sicily
is one of his favourite places, and he recalled the pomp of seventeenth century Bourbon period for the set of The Council of Egypt (2002) by Emidio Greco. Crisanti worked for Franzo Zeffirelli on Young Toscanini in 1988, Gianni Amelio
on The Stolen Children
in 1992, Michelangelo Antonioni
on Identification of a Woman
in 1982, and Andrej Tarkovskij
on Nostalghia
in 1983).
Crisanti has been teaching art at Rome's Experimental Cinematography Centre since 1995 and is president of A.S.C., Set and Costume Designers Association.
David di Donatello Awards
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
and art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
.
Crisanti studied Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. He began his film career as assistant set designer to Mario Garbuglia
Mario Garbuglia
Mario Garbuglia was an Italian set designer. He won the David di Donatello, the Nastro d'Argento and a BAFTA.- Life :...
by working on the set of The Great War
The Great War (1959 film)
The Great War is a 1959 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli. It tells the story of an odd couple of army buddies in World War I; the movie, while played on a comedic register, does not hide from the viewer the horrors and grimness of trench warfare...
(1959) with Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
. Then he worked with other set designers. He debuted in Maciste in Hell (1962) by Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda was an Egyptian-born Italian film director. Best known for his horror and thriller movies, Freda had no great love for the horror films he was assigned, but rather favored the epic sword and sandal pictures...
, working both in cinema and theatre.
The crucial meeting to his career came in 1970 with Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi is an Italian film director. He is the father of actress Carolina Rosi.-Biography:After studying Law, but hoping to study film, Rosi entered the industry as an assistant to Luchino Visconti on La Terra trema...
. He achieved the scenes of Cinema Paradiso (1988) and A Pure Formality
A Pure Formality
A Pure Formality is a 1994 thriller film directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore. It stars Gérard Depardieu as a reclusive writer and Roman Polanski as a police detective.-Plot summary:...
(1994) by Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
-Life and career:Born in Bagheria near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo.He worked initially as a freelance photographer...
, which won a David di Donatello Award. Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
is one of his favourite places, and he recalled the pomp of seventeenth century Bourbon period for the set of The Council of Egypt (2002) by Emidio Greco. Crisanti worked for Franzo Zeffirelli on Young Toscanini in 1988, Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio is an Italian film director.-Biography:Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with his mother and his grandmother...
on The Stolen Children
The Stolen Children
The Stolen Children is a 1992 Italian film directed by Gianni Amelio. It tells the story of a policeman who bonds with two children as he escorts them to an orphanage.-Cast:* Enrico Lo Verso - Antonio* Valentina Scalici - Rosetta...
in 1992, Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
on Identification of a Woman
Identification of a Woman
Identification of a Woman is a 1982 Italian color drama film written, directed and edited by Michelangelo Antonioni.The film centers on a Roman film director who falls in love with a strange noble woman during his research for a new film...
in 1982, and Andrej Tarkovskij
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century....
on Nostalghia
Nostalghia
Nostalghia is a 1983 Soviet film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson.The plot of the film centers around the meaning of the term nostalgia, which describes a longing for the past, often in idealized form.-Plot:The opening scene is a...
in 1983).
Crisanti has been teaching art at Rome's Experimental Cinematography Centre since 1995 and is president of A.S.C., Set and Costume Designers Association.
Production Designer
- Under A False Name (2004 / Lensing / Awaiting Release)
- Face Addict (Lensing / Awaiting Release)
- La Masseria Delle Allodole (2007)
- Cuore Sacro (2005)
- Cinema Paradiso (2002 / Alliance Releasing)
- The Emperor's New Clothes (2002)
- Vipera (2001 / Hellas)
- Moon Shadow (2000)
- The Truce (1998)
- A Pure FormalityA Pure FormalityA Pure Formality is a 1994 thriller film directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore. It stars Gérard Depardieu as a reclusive writer and Roman Polanski as a police detective.-Plot summary:...
(1995) - Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem (1994)
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1988 / Gaumont International)
Art Director/Art Direction
- The Stolen ChildrenThe Stolen ChildrenThe Stolen Children is a 1992 Italian film directed by Gianni Amelio. It tells the story of a policeman who bonds with two children as he escorts them to an orphanage.-Cast:* Enrico Lo Verso - Antonio* Valentina Scalici - Rosetta...
(1993 / Malofilms Distribution) - Everybody's Fine (1991 / Nippon Herald Films, Inc)
- The Palermo Connection (1990)
- Il Giovane Toscanini (1988)
- Il Diavolo in Corpo (1987)
- NostalghiaNostalghiaNostalghia is a 1983 Soviet film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson.The plot of the film centers around the meaning of the term nostalgia, which describes a longing for the past, often in idealized form.-Plot:The opening scene is a...
(1983) - Identification of a WomanIdentification of a WomanIdentification of a Woman is a 1982 Italian color drama film written, directed and edited by Michelangelo Antonioni.The film centers on a Roman film director who falls in love with a strange noble woman during his research for a new film...
(1982) - Salto Nel Vuoto (1980 / CinerizCinerizCineriz was an Italian media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films, founded in the early 50s by the businessman Angelo Rizzoli...
) - Cristo si e Fermato a Eboli (1978)
- Tre Tigri Contro Tre Tigri (1977 / Italian International Film)
- Cadaveri Eccellenti (1976 / United Artists Pictures Inc.)
- Re: Lucky Luciano (1973)
- The Mattei Affair (1972)
Other
- No Grazie, Il Caffe' Mi Rende Nervoso - ( Other(- sets) / 1982)
- Borotalco - ( Other(- sets) / 1981 / Cineriz)
- I Tre fratelli - ( Other(- sets) / 1980 / Gaumont International Productions)
Awards
BAFTA Awards- 1991: Nominated for a BAFTA Film Award in the category Best Production Design for Cinema Paradiso (1988)
David di Donatello Awards
- 2006: Nominated for a David in the category Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografo) for The Goodbye KissThe Goodbye KissThe Goodbye Kiss is Jacky Cheung's fifth Mandopop album, which was released on March 5, 1993.The Mandopop album was a great success in the Greater China region. In Taiwan, 1.36 million copies sold，and the total number of population was only 19 million in Taiwan at that time. For too much Pirated...
(2006) - 2005: Won a David in the caregory Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografo) for Cuore SacroCuore SacroCuore sacro is a 2005 Italian language film which tells the story of an Italian workaholic businesswoman Irene who experiences the loss of two of her friends by suicide...
(2005) - 1995: Won a David in the category Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografo) for A Pure FormalityA Pure FormalityA Pure Formality is a 1994 thriller film directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore. It stars Gérard Depardieu as a reclusive writer and Roman Polanski as a police detective.-Plot summary:...
(1994)
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
- 2007: Nominated for a Silver Ribbon in the category Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografia) for The Lark Farm (2007)
- 2006: Nominated for a Silver Ribbon in the category Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografia) for Cuore SacroCuore SacroCuore sacro is a 2005 Italian language film which tells the story of an Italian workaholic businesswoman Irene who experiences the loss of two of her friends by suicide...
(2005) - 2003: Nominated for a Silver Ribbon in the category Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografia) for The Window Opposite (2003)
- 2002: Won a Silver Ribbon in the category Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografia) for The Council of Egypt (2002)