Art
Andrea Crisanti
Born — Died
1936-06-02 — 2012-05-07
Place of birth
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Known for
Art
Credits
2 titles
Andrea Crisanti (12 June 1936, in Rome – 7 May 2012) was an Italian production designer and art director. Crisanti studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. He began his film career as assistant set designer to Mario Garbuglia by working on the set of The Great War (1959) with Mario Monicelli. His independent debut came with Maciste in Hell (1962) by Riccardo Freda. In 1970, Crisanti met Francesco Rosi, which proved crucial to the success of his career. He later worked on Cinema Paradiso (1988) and A Pure Formality (1994) by Giuseppe Tornatore, which won a David di Donatello Award. Sicily was one of his favourite places, and he recalled the pomp of the 17-century Bourbon period for …
Known for
6.7A poetic and intimate scene-by-scene look into the filming of Tarkovsky's 'Nostalghia'.
Andrey Tarkovsky in Nostalghia
1984
Documentary produced for the 2013 Gaumont release of Michelangelo Antonioni's Identification of a Woman (1982), consisting of interviews with cast/crew members Enrica Antonioni, Andrea Crisanti, Renata Franceschi, and Tonino Guerra, as well as author Aldo Tassone.
Nu de femmes
2013