Pescucci, Gabriella 1941-

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Pescucci, Gabriella 1941-

PERSONAL

Born 1941, in Rosignano Solvay, Tuscany, Italy. Education: Studied at Art Institute at Porta Romana, Florence, Italy, and at Academy of Fine Arts.

Addresses:

Agent—Marsh, Best and Associates, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 220, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-3429.

Career:

Costume designer. Began her career as assistant to costume designer Piero Tosi in the 1960s.

Awards, Honors:

Silver Ribbons, best costume design, Italian Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1975, for Fatti di gente per bene, 1976, for Divina creatura and 1980, for La citta della donne; David di Donatello Award, best costume design, for La nuit de Varennes; Fennecus Award, best historical costume design, 1984, and Film Award, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1985, both for Once upon a Time in America; APEX Award, best costume design in action/mystery/thriller category, 1986, Silver Ribbon, best costume design, Italian Syndicate of Film Journalists, and David di Donatello Award, best costume design, 1987, all for Der Name der rose; Fennecus Award, best fantasy costume design, APEX Award, best costume design in fantasy/science fiction/horror category, 1989, Academy Award nomination, best costume design, Film Award, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Silver Ribbon, best costume design, Italian Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1990, and Saturn Award nomination, best costumes, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1991, all for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen; Cesar Award nomination (with Pierre-Yves Gayraud), best costume design, Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema, 1993, for Indochine; Fennecus Award, best historical costume design, APEX Award, best costume design for a drama, 1993, Academy Award, best costume design, and Silver Ribbon, best costume design, Italian Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1994, all for The Age of Innocence; Fennecus Award, best fantasy costume design, and APEX Award, best costume design in fantasy/science fiction/horror category, c. 1999, both for A Midsummer Night's Dream; Cesar Award nomination (with Caroline de Vivaise), best costume design, 2000, for Le temps retrouve; nomination for Silver Ribbon, best costume design, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 2004, for Perduto amor; Saturn Award nomination and nomination for Silver Ribbon, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, both best costumes (with Carlo Poggioli), 2005, for Van Helsing; Academy Award nomina- tion, best achievement in costume design, Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Saturn Award nomination, best costume, Costume Designers Guild Award nomination, excellence in costume design for a fantasy film, and Special Silver Ribbon, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, all 2006, for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

CREDITS

Film Costume Designer:

I sette fratelli Cervi, 1967.

Arriva Dorellik (also known as How to Kill 400 Duponts and Dorellik), 1967.

Uomini contro (also known as Many Wars Ago), 1970.

Addio, fratello crudele (also known as Tis Pity She's a Whore and Peccato che sia una puttana), International Coproductions, 1971.

D'amore si muore (also known as For Love One Dies), 1972.

Paolo il caldo (also known as The Sensual Man and The Sensual Sicilian), 1973.

The Driver's Seat (also known as Identikit and Psychotic), Sultan Entertainment, 1974.

Fatti di gente perbene (also known as Drama of the Rich, The Murri Affair, and La grande bourgeoise), 1975.

L'eredita Ferramonti (also known as The Inheritance), S.J. International Pictures, 1976.

Divina creatura (also known as The Divine Nymph), Analysis, 1976.

Il gabbiano, 1977.

Prova d'orchestra (also known as Federico Fellini's "Orchestra Rehearsal," Orchestra Rehearsal, and Orchesterprobe), New Yorker Films, 1979.

La citta delle donne (also known as City of Women and La cite des femmes), New Yorker Films, 1980.

Tre fratelli (also known as Three Brothers and Trois freres), New World, 1981.

Passione d'amore (also known as Passion of Love, Passion d'amore, and Passion d'amour), Putnam Square, 1981.

La nuit de Varennes (also known as That Night in Varennes and Il mondo nuovo), Triumph Releasing Corp., 1982.

Once Upon a Time in America (also known as C'era una volta in America), Warner Bros., 1984.

Qualcosa di biondo (also known as Aurora, Aurora by Night, and Encounter), 1984.

Le bon rio Dagobert (also known as Dagobert and Good King Dagobert), 1984.

Orfeo, 1985.

Der Name der rose (also known as The Name of the Rose, Le nom de la rose, and Il nome della rosa), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

La famiglia (also known as The Family and La famille), Vestron, 1987.

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (also known as Die Abenteuer des Baron von Munchhausen), Columbia, 1988.

Haunted Summer, Cannon Films, 1988.

Che ora e? (also known as What Time Is It? and Quelle heure est-il?), Cecchi Gori Group, 1989.

Splendor, 1989.

Indochine (also known as Indochina), Sony Pictures Classics, 1992.

The Age of Innocence, Columbia, 1993.

Per amore, solo per amore (also known as For Love, Only for Love), 1993.

The Night and the Moment (also known as La notte e il momento and La nuit et le moment), Miramax, 1994.

The Scarlet Letter, Buena Vista, 1995.

Albergo Roma, 1996.

Dangerous Beauty (also known as A Destiny of Her Own and The Honest Courtesan), Warner Bros., 1998.

Les miserables, TriStar, 1998.

Cousin Bette, Fox Searchlight, 1998.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Sogno di una notte di mezza estate), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Le temps retrouve (also known as Marcel Proust's "Time Regained," Time Regained, O tempo reencontrado, and Il tempo ritrovato), Kino International, 1999.

Perduto amor, Warner Bros., 2003.

Secret Passage, Starmedia Home Entertainment, 2004.

Van Helsing, Universal, 2004.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (also released as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience), Warner Bros., 2005.

The Brothers Grimm, Miramax, 2005.

Beowulf (also released as Beowulf: The IMAX Experience and Beowulf: An IMAX 3-D Experience), Paramount, 2007.

Film Appearances:

Lost in La Mancha (documentary), IFC Films, 2003.

Sartoria Tirelli—Vestire il cinema (documentary; also known as Sartoria Tirelli: Dressing the Cinema), Raisat, 2006.

Television Costume Designer; Movies:

Il trovatore, 1985.

La traviata, 1992.

Slave of Dreams, Showtime, 1995.

Solomon & Sheba, Showtime, 1995.

Cavalleria rusticana, 1996.

Manon Lescaut, 1999.

Un ballo in maschera, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 66th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1994.

Sergio Leone: Cinema, Cinema, 2001.

Stage Costume Designer:

La traviata (opera), Arcimboldi Theatre, Milan, Italy, 2002.

Un ballo in Maschera (opera), Washington Opera, Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC, 2002.

Also designed costumes for La boheme, Florence, Italy; Norma; Manon Lescaut; Il trovatore; Pagliacci; Mahagonny; Napoli chi resta e chi parte; Fior di Pisello; Strano interludio.