Jeannine Oppewall

Art

Jeannine Oppewall

Born

1946-11-28 (79)

Place of birth

Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Known for

Art

Credits

9 titles

Jeannine Oppewall entered the film industry in the late 1970s after a six-year association with the great design innovators, Charles and Ray Eames. She worked as a set designer (Blue Collar, Blow Out, The Rose, Honky Tonk Freeway) before rising to the position of production designer in 1983 with Tender Mercies, the modestly budgeted ‘slice of life’ film, which brought Robert Duvall an Academy Award. For the next several years, Ms Oppewall designed an impressive variety of motion pictures for a diverse list of directors, many with international credentials. These range from the Russian Andrei Konchalovsky (Maria’s Lovers) and the Brazilian Hector Babenco (Ironweed), to include Costa-Gavras…

Known for

Blue Collar poster
7.3

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.

Blue Collar

1978

And the Oscar Goes To... poster
6.8

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera poster
7.9

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Stephen Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can."

Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

2003

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' poster
8.0

Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County' poster
8.4

Follow the difficult birth and full realization of this beautifully told romance through its many twists and turns. Through interviews with Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, screenwriter Richard LaGravenese and many others, this documentary reveals the commitment, hard work and creativity it took to bring to the screen this classic love story in the style of George Stevens or John Ford.

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

2008

No artwork available
5.0

Curtis Hanson and his behind-the-scenes collaborators reveal the secrets of bringing 1950s Los Angeles to life in unforgettable style.

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

2000s · 5 titles