Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Production designer. Born 6 March 1941 in Potenza Picena, Marche, Italy. Died 30 April 1994.

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Born

6 March 1941, Potenza Picena, Marche, Italy

Died

30 April 1994

Biography

Ferdinando Scarfiotti was an Italian art director and production designer. Born on 6 March 1941 in Potenza Picena, Marche, he studied architecture at the University of Rome before working in opera and theatre design.

He began his film career with Bernardo Bertolucci on The Conformist (1970) and Luchino Visconti on Death in Venice (1971). Scarfiotti later collaborated on American Gigolo (1980), Cat People (1982), Scarface (1983), The Last Emperor (1987) and Toys (1992). He won a BAFTA Award for Death in Venice and an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for The Last Emperor.

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Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Ferdinando Scarfiotti is known for The Last Emperor (1987), Last Tango in Paris (1972), The Conformist (1971), American Gigolo (1980), Toys (1992), Cat People (1982), Death in Venice (1971) and The Sheltering Sky (1990).

Scarface

1983 · Production design