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Gabriella Pescucci

Gabriella Pescucci (Italian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈɛlla peˈskuttʃi]; born 17 January 1941)[1] is an Italian costume designer. In a career spanning over six decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and two Emmy Awards.

Pescucci gained prominence for her collaborations with directors Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, Terry Gilliam, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, and Neil Jordan.[2] She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times, winning for The Age of Innocence (1993).[3]

Biography

Gabriella Pescucci was born in Tuscany in the province of Livorno. She studied Art at Accademia, Florence. In 1966, she moved to Rome with the express intention of becoming a costume designer for the cinema.[1][4] She began her career as an assistant to Piero Tosi on the sets of Pasolini's Medea and Visconti's Death in Venice.[5] Pescucci took her first steps in cinema with Giuseppe Patroni Griffi at the start of the 70s, designing costumes that took inspiration from paintings by Carpaccio and Leonardo.[4]

Her international debut was in 1984 with Once Upon a Time in America, for which she won the first of her two BAFTA Awards, the second being for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by director Terry Gilliam and production designer Dante Ferretti.[4][6]

She received many other nominations and awards, among which a David di Donatello with The Name of the Rose and an Oscar for The Age of Innocence in 1993.[7] Some of her most popular works include costume design on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Les Misérables and Agora.[8]

In addition to her film and television work, she has designed for the Opera, notably La Traviata at La Scala, Un ballo in maschera at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C.,[2][5] and La bohème in Florence.[9]

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

Major associations

Academy Awards

BAFTA Awards

Emmy Awards

Miscellaneous awards

Curiosities

Pescucci was the costume designer for the failed Terry Gilliam project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Ariola, Gianpiero. "Gabriella Pescucci Biografia". movieplayer (in Italian). Retrieved 9 Sep 2012.
  2. ^ a b Masi, Stefano (1990). Italian film costume design and the other set design. L'Aquila: Aladdin Books. pp. 15–26(2°vol).
  3. ^ Brennan, Judy (20 March 1994). "Calendar's Big Oscars Issue : Living (and Dressing) in the Past". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Massuras, Caterina. "Gabriella Pescucci for Vogue Italy". vogue. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 Sep 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Gabriella Pescucci Bio". IMDb Pro. Retrieved 6 Sep 2012.
  6. ^ "Bafta Award Best Costume Design". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 9 Sep 2012.
  7. ^ "Tirelli Costumi: 40 years of experience serving film and theatre". Tirelli-costumi. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 9 Sep 2012.
  8. ^ "Gabriella Pescucci Filmografia". mymovies (in Italian). Retrieved 6 Sep 2012.
  9. ^ "Gabriella Pescucci References". filmreference. Retrieved 9 Sep 2012.
  10. ^ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 5 October 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "66th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 October 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "78th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 December 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "38th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "43rd British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "59th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "16th British Academy Television Craft Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Gabriella Pescucci - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Gabriella Pescucci personal details". IMDb Pro. Retrieved 6 Sep 2012.

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