Dante Ferretti

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Art Director, Production Designer
Biography:It's not often that production designers receive credit for their essential roles in films -- crafting a convincingly detailed visual landscape that effectively transports viewers into another time or place -- but then, most haven't had Dante Ferretti's remarkable eye for detail. A native of Macerata, Italy, Ferretti has worked for everyone from Pier Paolo Pasolini to Federico Fellini to Martin Scorsese, and first expressed interest in a filmmaking career while still a child. Following early work as a set designer for the 1968 film Kiss the Other Sheik, he moved to art direction and production design with Pasolini's 1970 drama Medea. The fruitful collaboration between the two continued to develop as Ferretti did design work for such Pasolini classics as The Decameron (1970), The Canterbury Tales (1971), The Arabian Nights (1974), and the harrowing Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975). His reputation... Full Biography
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Dante Ferretti at the Cold Mountain premiere in Westwood on December 07, 2003
Dante Ferretti at the Cold Mountain premiere in Westwood on December 07, 2003
Dante Ferretti at the Cold Mountain premiere in Westwood on December 07, 2003
Dante Ferretti and Francesca LoSchiavo, winners Best Art Direction for "The Aviator", with...
Dante Ferretti and Francesca LoSchiavo, winners Best Art Direction for "The Aviator", with...
Edgar Reitz, Christine Vachon, Emiliana Torrini, Claire Denis, Acheng and Dante Ferretti at the...
Dante Ferretti at the Festival premiere in Venice Lido on August 31, 2005
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