Luigi Gervasi was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for a film that came out in which year ?
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Luigi Gervasi Luigi Gervasi was an Italian set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film "The Taming of the Shrew".
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The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) The Taming of the Shrew (Italian: "La Bisbetica domata" ) is a 1967 film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare about a courtship between two strong-willed people. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as Shakespeare's Kate and Petruchio.
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Carlo Rambaldi Carlo Rambaldi (September 15, 1925 – August 10, 2012) was an Italian special effects artist, winner of three Oscars: one Special Achievement Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1977 for the 1976 version of "King Kong" and two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects in 1980 and 1983 for, respectively, "Alien" (1979) and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982). He is most famous for his work in those two last mentioned films, that is for the mechanical head-effects for the creature in "Alien" and the design of the title character of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial".
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Kapò Kapò (] ) is a 1960 Italian film about the Holocaust directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film. It was an Italian-French co-production filmed in Yugoslavia.
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Cavalier in Devil's Castle Cavalier in Devil's Castle (Italian: "Il cavaliere del castello maledetto" ), also known as The Cavaliers of Devil's Castle, is a 1959 Italian swashbuckler film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Massimo Serato, Irène Tunc and Luisella Boni.
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Nights of Cabiria Nights of Cabiria (Italian: "Le notti di Cabiria" ) is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, François Périer, and Amedeo Nazzari. Based on a story by Fellini, the film is about a prostitute in Rome who searches for true love in vain.
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Day by Day, Desperately Day by Day, Desperately (Italian: "Giorno per giorno disperatamente" ) is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Alfredo Giannetti. According to the film critic Morando Morandini, the film is "a naturalistic drama of strong emotional charge, crossed by a vein of desperate lyricism."
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The Icicle Thief The Icicle Thief (Italian: "Ladri di saponette" ) is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Nichetti, titled in imitation of Vittorio De Sica's classic Italian neorealist film "The Bicycle Thief" (Italian: "Ladri di biciclette"). Some feel "The Icicle Thief" was created as a spoof of neorealism, which predominated Italian cinema after World War II. However, it is generally understood to go beyond this and to take a stand against commercialism as destructive towards art. The film won the Golden St. George at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Italian Secret Service Italian Secret Service (also known as Il nostro agente Natalino Tartufato) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. For his performance in this film and in "Il padre di famiglia", Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Golden Plate at the 1968 Edition of David di Donatello.
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Hey Boy (film) Hey Boy (Italian: "Proibito rubare" ; also known as "No Stealing" and "Guagilo") is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Adolfo Celi. A missionary on his way to Africa has his suitcase stolen in Naples. While trying to locate it, he comes to realise the suffering and poverty in the city, and decides his work is needed there.
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The Secret of Three Points The Secret of Three Points (Italian: "Il segreto delle tre punte" , also known as "Three Points" and "The Three Points") is a 1952 Italian adventure film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.
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New Moon (1955 film) New Moon (Italian: Luna nuova ) is a 1955 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano.
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The Day the Sky Exploded The Day the Sky Exploded (Italian: "'La morte viene dallo spazio" , 'Death Comes From Space' ) is a 1958 science fiction film directed by Paolo Heusch. It is known as the first Italian science fiction film, predating even the science fiction films of Antonio Margheriti.
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L'Avventura L'Avventura (English: "The Adventure" ) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, and Lea Massari. Developed from a story by Antonioni, the film is about a young woman's disappearance during a boating trip in the Mediterranean. Her lover and her best friend, during the subsequent search for her, become attracted to each other. The film is noted for its careful pacing, which puts a focus on visual composition and character development, as well as for its unusual narrative structure. According to an Antonioni obituary, the film "systematically subverted the filmic codes, practices and structures in currency at its time." Filmed on location in Rome, the Aeolian Islands, and Sicily in 1959 under difficult financial and physical conditions, "L'Avventura" made Monica Vitti an international star. The film was nominated for numerous awards and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. "L'Avventura" is the first film of a trilogy by Antonioni, followed by "La Notte" (1961) and "L'Eclisse" (1962).
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Gervaise (film) Gervaise is a 1956 French film directed by René Clément based on the novel "L'Assommoir" by Émile Zola. It depicts a working-class woman in the mid-nineteenth century (played by Maria Schell) trying to cope with the descent of her husband (played by François Périer) into alcoholism. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards. Schell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1956 Venice Film Festival for her performance.
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Cosmonaut (film) Cosmonaut (Italian: "Cosmonauta" ) is a 2009 Italian coming-of-age film written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. It won the Controcampo Italiano at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. It also won the Ciak d'oro for best first work.
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Ergastolo Ergastolo (aka "Prison") is a black and white 1952 Italian prison drama film directed by Luigi Capuano.
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Summer Night Summer Night (Italian: "Notte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico" , also known as "Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil") is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Lina Wertmüller. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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Sleepless (2001 film) Sleepless (Italian: Non ho sonno) is a 2001 Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Max von Sydow and Stefano Dionisi and marks Argento's return to the giallo subgenre. The film was another box office success when it opened in Italy, taking in over $5,019,733,505 lira ($3,280,080 US) by the end of its theatrical run.
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Steel (1933 film) Steel (Italian: Acciaio) is a 1933 Italian drama film directed by Walter Ruttmann and starring Piero Pastore, Isa Pola and Vittorio Bellaccini. The film was shot on location at the steel mills in Terni in Umbria. It was based on the novel "Giuoca, Pietro!" by Luigi Pirandello. With its semi-documentary style it was one of a number of films made in the Fascist era that serve as a precursor to Italian neorealism which emerged in the mid-1940s.
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11th Berlin International Film Festival The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film "La notte" directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
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That Night in Varennes That Night in Varennes (Italian: Il mondo nuovo ; French: La Nuit de Varennes ) is a 1982 Italian and French drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by Catherine Rihoit. It tells the story of a fictional meeting between Restif de la Bretonne, Giacomo Casanova, Thomas Paine and Sophie de la Borde (a lady in waiting to the Queen). They are all traveling together in a coach that is a few hours behind the one that is carrying King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in their flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.