Art
Piero Gherardi
Born — Died
1909-11-20 — 1971-06-08
Place of birth
Poppi, Tuscany, Italy
Known for
Art
Credits
4 titles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 l…
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Quelli che il cinema
2025
9.0A four-part documentary series about the Italian director Federico Fellini.
Fellini on “Second Look”
1960
3.5Documentary with interviews and clips of Fellini's movies.
The Magic of Fellini
2002
NRMusic and images that have made advertising history in Italy. This is a beautiful collection containing the commercials that Mina made for Barilla from 1965 to 1970, featuring the work of the greatest Italian directors, costume designers and make-up artists. This series of commercials bears the signature of set designer and costume designer (and, for the occasion, also director) Piero Gherardi, who sets the Barilla commercials in unusual and evocative locations and creates very special and imaginative outfits for Mina.
Mina in Barilla commercials
2001