Dante Ferretti
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dante Ferretti (Italian pronunciation: [ˌdante ferˈretti], born 26 February 1943) is an Italian production designer, art director and costume designer. Throughout his career, Ferretti has worked with many great directors, both American and Italian, including Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Terry Gilliam, Franco Zeffirelli, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Anthony Minghella, and Tim Burton. He frequently collaborates with his wife, set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo. Ferretti was a protégé of Federico Fellini, and worked under him for five films. He also had a five-film collaboration with Pier Paolo Pasolini and later developed a very close professional relationship with Martin Scorsese, designing seven of his last eight movies. In 2008, he designed the set for Howard Shore's opera The Fly, directed by David Cronenberg, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Ferretti has won three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction; for The Aviator, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Hugo. He had seven previous nominations. In addition, he was nominated for Best Costume Design for Kundun. He has also won three BAFTA Awards. In 2012, he designed the decor for Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto, a restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side. For the 2015 Expo held in Milan, Italy Ferretti was commissioned to do a series of statues articulating the concept ""Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life". He is member of the Italy-USA Foundation.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (49)
Juliet & Romeo
Production Design (Art)
2025
Werther
Director (Directing)
2025
Fellini Forward
as Self
2021
Fellinopolis
as Self - Production Designer
2021
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
as Self
2017
Silence
Production Design (Art)
2016
The Isle of Medea
as Self
2016
Cinderella
Production Design (Art)
2015
Pasolini maestro corsaro
2015
Seventh Son
Production Design (Art)
2014
Sur les traces de Fellini
2013
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
as Self
2012
Aida
Set Designer (Art)
2012
Handmade Cinema
as Se stesso
2012
Hugo
Production Design (Art)
2011
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
as Self
2010
Shutter Island
Production Design (Art)
2010
Valentino: The Last Emperor
as Self
2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - Production Designer
2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Production Design (Art)
2007
The Black Dahlia
Production Design (Art)
2006
The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha
Production Design (Art)
2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
as Self
2005
Medea: On-Set Memories
2004
The Aviator
Production Design (Art)
2004
Cold Mountain
Production Design (Art)
2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
as Self - Chef décorateur
2003
Gangs of New York
Production Design (Art)
2002
Titus
Production Design (Art)
1999
Bringing Out the Dead
Production Design (Art)
1999
Meet Joe Black
Production Design (Art)
1998
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
as Self
1998
Kundun
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1997
Casino
Production Design (Art)
1995
Interview with the Vampire
Production Design (Art)
1994
The Age of Innocence
Production Design (Art)
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as Self
1993
Hamlet
Production Design (Art)
1990
Dr. M
Production Design (Art)
1990
The Voice of the Moon
Production Design (Art)
1990
The Sleazy Uncle
Production Design (Art)
1989
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Production Design (Art)
1988
La rosa dei nomi
as Self
1987
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
as Self
1986
The Name of the Rose
Production Design (Art)
1986
Ginger and Fred
Production Design (Art)
1986
Pianoforte
Production Design (Art)
1985
The Future Is Woman
Production Design (Art)
1984
Che bel paesaggio: Bitter Campari
Art Department Coordinator (Art)
1984
