Gabriella Pescucci

Gabriella Pescucci (Italian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈɛlla peˈskuttʃi]; born 17 January 1941)[1] is an Italian costume designer. In a career spanning over six decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and two Emmy Awards.

Gabriella Pescucci
Born (1941-01-17) 17 January 1941
Rosignano Solvay, Tuscany, Italy
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1963–present

Pescucci gained prominence for her collaborations with directors Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, Terry Gilliam, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, and Neil Jordan.[2] She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times, winning for The Age of Innocence (1993).[3]

Biography

Gabriella Pescucci was born in Tuscany in the province of Livorno. She studied Art at Accademia, Florence. In 1966, she moved to Rome with the express intention of becoming a costume designer for the cinema.[1][4] She began her career as an assistant to Piero Tosi on the sets of Pasolini's Medea and Visconti's Death in Venice.[5] Pescucci took her first steps in cinema with Giuseppe Patroni Griffi at the start of the 70s, designing costumes that took inspiration from paintings by Carpaccio and Leonardo.[4]

Her international debut was in 1984 with Once Upon a Time in America, for which she won the first of her two BAFTA Awards, the second being for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by director Terry Gilliam and production designer Dante Ferretti.[4][6]

She received many other nominations and awards, among which a David di Donatello with The Name of the Rose and an Oscar for The Age of Innocence in 1993.[7] Some of her most popular works include costume design on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Les Misérables and Agora.[8]

In addition to her film and television work, she has designed for the Opera, notably La Traviata at La Scala, Un ballo in maschera at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C.,[2][5] and La bohème in Florence.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Director Notes
1963 I cuori infrantiVittorio Caprioli
1967 How to Kill 400 DupontsSteno
1968 The Seven Cervi BrothersGianni Puccini
1970 Many Wars AgoFrancesco Rosi
1971 'Tis Pity She's a WhoreGiuseppe Patroni Griffi
1974 The Sensual ManMarco Vicario
The Driver's SeatGiuseppe Patroni Griffiaka Identikit
The Murri AffairMauro Bolognini
1975 The Divine NymphGiuseppe Patroni Griffi
1976 The InheritanceMauro Bolognini
1977 The SeagullMarco Bellocchio
1978 Orchestra RehearsalFederico Fellini
1980 City of WomenFederico Fellini
1981 Three BrothersFrancesco Rosi
Passion of LoveEttore Scola
1982 That Night in VarennesEttore Scola
1984 Once Upon a Time in AmericaSergio Leone
Good King DagobertDino Risi
1985 OrfeoClaude Goretta
1986 The Name of the RoseJean-Jacques Annaud
1987 The FamilyEttore Scola
1988 The Adventures of Baron MunchausenTerry Gilliam
Haunted SummerIvan Passer
SplendorEttore Scola
1989 What Time Is It?Ettore Scola
1992 IndochineRégis Wargnier
1993 The Age of InnocenceMartin Scorsese
For Love, Only for LoveGiovanni Veronesi
1995 The Night and the MomentAnna Maria Tatò
The Scarlet LetterRoland Joffé
1998 Dangerous BeautyMarshall Herskovitz
Les MisérablesBille August
Cousin BetteDes McAnuff
1999 A Midsummer Night's DreamMichael Hoffman
Time RegainedRaúl Ruiz
2003 Lost LoveFranco Battiato
2004 Secret PassageAdemir Kenović
Van HelsingStephen Sommers
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryTim Burton
The Brothers GrimmTerry Gilliam
2007 BeowulfRobert Zemeckis
2009 AgoraAlejandro Amenábar
2010 The First Beautiful ThingPaolo Virzì
2011 The JewelAndrea Molaioli
The Wholly FamilyTerry GilliamShort film
2019 The Burnt Orange HeresyGiuseppe Capotondi

Television
Year Title Notes
1984 AuroraTV film
1985 Il trovatoreTV opera
1990 Norma
1995 Solomon and ShebaTV film
Slave of Dreams
1996 Cavalleria rusticanaTV opera
1998 Manon Lescaut
2011–2013 The Borgias29 episodes
2014–2016 Penny Dreadful27 episodes
2021–2023 Domina16 episodes

Stage
Year Title Venue Notes
1992La traviataLa ScalaOpera directed by Manuela Crivelli
2001Un ballo in mascheraKennedy CentreOpera directed by Carlo Battistoni
2007La traviataLa ScalaOpera directed by Manuela Crivelli
Self-appearances
Year Title Notes
1994 The 66th Academy AwardsTV special
2001 Sergio Leone: Cinema, CinemaTV documentary
2002 Lost in La ManchaTV documentary
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer ChocolateTV documentary
2010 XXIV Premios Anuales de la AcademiaTV special
Dante Ferretti: Italian ScenographerTV documentary

Awards and nominations

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1989 Best Costume Design The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Nominated [10]
1993 The Age of Innocence Won [11]
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nominated [12]

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1984 Best Costume Design Once Upon a Time in America Won [13]
1989 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Won [14]
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nominated [15]
BAFTA Television Craft Awards
2015 Best Costume Design Penny Dreadful Nominated [16]

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2011 Outstanding Costumes for a Series The Borgias Won [17]
2012 Nominated
2013 Won

Miscellaneous awards
List of Gabriella Pescucci other awards and nominations
Award Year Category Title Result
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2005 Capri Umberto Tirelli Award The Brothers Grimm Won
César Awards 1992 Best Costume Design Indochine Nominated
1999 Time Regained Nominated
Ciak d'oro 1987 Best Costume Design The Family Won
1990 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Won
1997 Albergo Roma Won
2010 The First Beautiful Thing Won
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2005 Excellence in Fantasy Film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nominated
2011 Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television The Borgias Nominated
2013 Nominated
2015 Outstanding Period Television Penny Dreadful Nominated
2016 Nominated
David di Donatello Awards 1981 Best Costumes Three Brothers Nominated
1983 That Night in Varennes Won
1987 The Name of the Rose Won
The Family Nominated
1989 Splendor Nominated
1994 For Love, Only for Love Nominated
2010 The First Beautiful Thing Nominated
Goya Awards 2009 Best Costume Design Agora Won
Nastro d'Argento Awards 1975 Best Costume Design The Murri Affair Won
1976 The Divine Nymph Won
1980 City of Women Won
1983 That Night in Varennes Nominated
1987 The Name of the Rose Won
1990 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Won
1994 The Age of Innocence Won
1996 The Night and the Moment Nominated
2004 Lost Love Nominated
2005 Van Helsing Nominated
2006 Special Award Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Won
(Costume Design)
2010 Best Costume Design Agora
The First Beautiful Thing		 Won
Saturn Awards 1990 Best Costume Design The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Nominated
2004 Van Helsing Nominated
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nominated

Curiosities

Pescucci was the costume designer for the failed Terry Gilliam project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.[18]

References
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  2. Masi, Stefano (1990). Italian film costume design and the other set design. L'Aquila: Aladdin Books. pp. 15–26(2°vol).
  3. Brennan, Judy (20 March 1994). "Calendar's Big Oscars Issue : Living (and Dressing) in the Past". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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  15. "59th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  16. "16th British Academy Television Craft Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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