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Piero Gherardi

1909–1971 · 16 titles in the catalogue

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Piero Gherardi (20 November 1909 – 8 June 1971) was the Costume and Set Designer of Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita and 8½, winning an Oscar for each film in the category of Best Costume Design.

Born in Poppi, Tuscany, Piero Gherardi began his artistic collaboration with Fellini during the 1953 production of I vitelloni. The director recognized his talent for scouting locations and extras and his deep knowledge of the region of Lazio. Gherardi soon proved his skills in set design by building Cabiria's shack in Fellini's Le notti di Cabiria (1957).[1]

Gherardi had studied to become an architect but started working in film production in Italy, in the late 1940s.[2]

Beside his two Academy Awards, he was nominated an additional four times: three times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design for La Dolce Vita, 8½ and Juliet of the Spirits and another in the category of Costume Design for Juliet of the Spirits.

Before his death in Rome in 1971, Gherardi had mastered numerous roles as Costume Designer, Production Designer, Art Director, and Set Decorator.

Their work

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  1. 8½1963Costume Design · Production Design
  2. La Dolce Vita1960Costume Designer · Production Design
  3. Nights of Cabiria1957Costume Design · Production Design
  4. Big Deal on Madonna Street1958Costume Design · Production Design
  5. For Love and Gold1966Costume Design · Production Design
  6. The Great War1959Costume Design
  7. Juliet of the Spirits1965Costume Design · Production Design
  8. The Adventures of Pinocchio1972Costume Design
  9. War and Peace1956Set Decoration
  10. Danger: Diabolik1968Costume Design
  11. Boccaccio '701962Production Design
  12. Burn!1969Production Design
  13. The Passionate Thief1960Costume Design · Production Design · Set Decoration
  14. Toto and Carolina1955Production Design · Set Decoration
  15. The Queens1966Costume Design · Production Design
  16. High Infidelity1964Costume Design · Production Design