Gabriella Pescucci

Gabriella Pescucci
Born (1941-01-17) 17 January 1941 (age 83)
Rosignano Solvay, Kingdom of Italy
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1967–present

Gabriella Pescucci (Italian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈɛlla peˈskuttʃi]; born 17 January 1941)[1] is an Italian costume designer. In a career spanning over five 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

Year Title Director Notes
1967 How to Kill 400 Duponts Steno
1968 The Seven Cervi Brothers Gianni Puccini
1970 Many Wars Ago Francesco Rosi
1971 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
1974 The Sensual Man Marco Vicario
The Driver's Seat Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
The Murri Affair Mauro Bolognini
1975 The Divine Nymph Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
1976 The Inheritance Mauro Bolognini
1977 Il gabbiano Marco Bellocchio
1978 Orchestra Rehearsal Federico Fellini
1980 City of Women Federico Fellini
1981 Three Brothers Francesco Rosi
Passion of Love Ettore Scola
1982 That Night in Varennes Ettore Scola
1984 Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone
Good King Dagobert Dino Risi
1985 L'Orfeo Claude Goretta aka La favola d'Orfeo
1986 The Name of the Rose Jean-Jacques Annaud
1987 The Family Ettore Scola
1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Terry Gilliam
Haunted Summer Ivan Passer
Splendor Ettore Scola
1989 What Time Is It? Ettore Scola
1992 Indochine Régis Wargnier
1993 The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese
For Love, Only for Love Giovanni Veronesi
1995 The Night and the Moment Anna Maria Tatò
The Scarlet Letter Roland Joffé
1998 Dangerous Beauty Marshall Herskovitz
Les Misérables Bille August
Cousin Bette Des McAnuff
1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream Michael Hoffman
Time Regained Raúl Ruiz
2003 Lost Love Franco Battiato
2004 Secret Passage Ademir Kenović
Van Helsing Stephen Sommers with Carlo Poggioli
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tim Burton
The Brothers Grimm Terry Gilliam
2007 Beowulf Robert Zemeckis
2009 Agora Alejandro Amenábar
2010 The First Beautiful Thing Paolo Virzì
2011 The Jewel Andrea Molaioli
The Wholly Family Terry Gilliam Short film
2019 The Burnt Orange Heresy Giuseppe Capotondi

Television

Year Title Notes
1984 Aurora TV film
1985 Il trovatore TV opera
1990 Norma
1995 Solomon and Sheba TV film
Slave of Dreams
1996 Cavalleria rusticana TV opera
1998 Manon Lescaut
2011–2013 The Borgias 29 episodes
2014–2016 Penny Dreadful 27 episodes
2021–2023 Domina 16 episodes
2024 The Decameron 8 episodes

Stage

Year Title Venue Notes
1992 La traviata La Scala Opera directed by Manuela Crivelli
2001 Un ballo in maschera Kennedy Centre Opera directed by Carlo Battistoni
2007 La traviata La Scala Opera directed by Manuela Crivelli
Self-appearances
Year Title Notes
1994 The 66th Academy Awards TV special
2001 Sergio Leone: Cinema, Cinema TV documentary
2002 Lost in La Mancha TV documentary
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate TV documentary
2010 XXIV Premios Anuales de la Academia TV special
Dante Ferretti: Italian Scenographer TV documentary

Awards and nominations

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1989 Best Costume Design The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Nominated [10]
1993 The Age of Innocence Won [11]
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nominated [12]

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1984 Best Costume Design Once Upon a Time in America Won [13]
1989 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Won [14]
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nominated [15]
British Academy Television Craft Awards
2015 Best Costume Design Penny Dreadful Nominated [16]

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2011 Outstanding Costumes for a Series The Borgias (Episode: "Lucrezia's Wedding") Won [17]
2012 The Borgias (Episode: "The Confession") Nominated
2013 The Borgias (Episode: "The Gunpowder Plot") Won

Miscellaneous awards

List of Gabriella Pescucci other awards and nominations
Award Year Category Title Result Ref.
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2005 Capri Umberto Tirelli Award The Brothers Grimm Won
César Awards 1992 Best Costume Design Indochine Nominated
1999 Time Regained Nominated
Ciak d'oro 1987 Best Costume Design The Family Won
1990 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Won
1997 Albergo Roma Won
2010 The First Beautiful Thing Won
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2005 Excellence in Fantasy Film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nominated [18]
2011 Excellence in Period/Fantasy for Television The Borgias Nominated [19]
2013 The Borgias Nominated [20]
2015 Excellence in Period Television Penny Dreadful Nominated [21]
2016 Penny Dreadful Nominated [22]
David di Donatello Awards 1981 Best Costumes Three Brothers Nominated
1983 That Night in Varennes Won
1987 The Name of the Rose Won
The Family Nominated
1989 Splendor Nominated
1994 For Love, Only for Love Nominated
2010 The First Beautiful Thing Nominated
Goya Awards 2009 Best Costume Design Agora Won [23]
Nastro d'Argento Awards 1975 Best Costume Design The Murri Affair Won
1976 The Divine Nymph Won
1980 City of Women Won
1983 That Night in Varennes Nominated
1987 The Name of the Rose Won
1990 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Won
1994 The Age of Innocence Won
1996 The Night and the Moment Nominated
2004 Lost Love Nominated
2005 Van Helsing Nominated
2006 Special Award for costumes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Honored
2010 Best Costume Design Agora and The First Beautiful Thing Won
Saturn Awards 1989/90 Best Costume Design The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Nominated [24]
2004 Van Helsing Nominated [25]
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nominated [26]

Notes

References

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