Danilo Donati (6 April 1926 - 1 December 2001) was an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

costume designer A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costume ...

and

production designer In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...

. He won the

Academy Award for Best Costume Design The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for achievement in film costume design. The award was first given in 1949, for films made in 1948 ...

twice: the first time for his work in ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...

'' (1968), the second time for his work in ''

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'' (1976). In addition, he received numerous

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

and

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italian ...

awards for his costume and production designs in various film

Among the film directors with whom Donati had worked were

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...

and

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

Filmography

Costume designer

* ''

La grande guerra ''The Great War'' ( it, La grande guerra) is a 1959 Italian comedy-drama war film directed by Mario Monicelli. It tells the story of an odd couple of army buddies in World War I; the movie, while played on a comedic register, does not hide from th ...

'' (1959) * ''Il carro armato dell'8 settembre'' (1960) * ''

Adua e le compagne ''Adua and Her Friends'' ( it, Adua e le compagne), also known as ''Hungry For Love'', is a 1960 Italian film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli with a collaborative screenplay by the film's director together with Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola and T ...

'' (1960) * '' Vanina Vanini'' (1961) * ''La steppa'' (1962) * ''La cuccagna'' (1962) * ''Chi lavora è perduto'' (1963) * '' Ro.Go.Pa.G.'' (1963) * ''La bella di Lodi'' (1963) * ''Il comandante'' (1963) * ''Scanzonatissimo'' (1963) * '' Il Vangelo secondo Matteo'' (1964) * ''Madamigella di Maupin'' (1966) * ''

The Mandrake ''The Mandrake'' (Italian: ''La Mandragola'' ) is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526, Machiavelli likel ...

'' (1965) * ''El Greco'' (1966) * '' Uccellacci e uccellini'' (1966) * '' Edipo re'' (1967) * ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunk ...

'' (1967) * ''

'' (1968) * ''La cintura di castità'' (1968) * ''

Satyricon The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petr ...

'' (1969) * ''

Pigsty A sty or pigsty is a small-scale outdoor enclosure for raising domestic pigs as livestock. It is sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlor, pigpen, pig parlor, or pig-cote, although pig pen may refer to pens confining pigs that are kep ...

'' (1969) * ''La monaca di Monza'' (1969) * ''L'amante di Gramigna'' (1969) * '' Il Decameron'' (1970) * ''Per grazia ricevuta'' (1971) * ''Brother Sun Sister Moon'' (1972) * '' I racconti di Canterbury'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''Fratello sole, sorella luna'' (1972) * ''

Amarcord ''Amarcord'' () is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini, a semi- autobiographical tale about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the village of Borgo San Giuliano (situated near the anci ...

'' (1973) * '' Il fiore delle mille e una notte'' (1974) * '' Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'' (1975) * ''

'' (1976) * ''Gran bollito'' (1977) * ''

Caligula Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germani ...

'' (1979) * ''

Hurricane A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...

'' (1979) * ''

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established '' Buck Rogers'' adv ...

'' (1980) * ''

Red Sonja Red Sonja is a fictional sword and sorcery comic-book superheroine created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith for Marvel Comics in 1973, partially inspired by Robert E. Howard's character Red Sonya of Rogatino. Marvel Comics p ...

'' (1985) * '' Momo'' (1986) * '' Ginger e Fred'' (1986) * ''

Intervista ''Intervista'' (English: ''Interview'') is a 1987 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini. Plot Interviewed by a Japanese TV crew for a news report on his latest film, Fellini takes the viewer behind the scenes at Cinecittà. A nighttime set i ...

'' (1987) * ''Francesco'' (1989) * '' Il Mostro'' (1994) * ''I magi randagi'' (1996) * ''Nostromo'' (1996) (TV mini-series) * '' La vita è bella'' (1997) * ''Jérusalem'' (2000) (TV) * ''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan ...

'' (2002)

Production designer

* ''

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1973) * ''Gran bollito'' (1977) * ''

'' (1979) * ''

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1985) * '' Momo'' (1986) * ''

'' (1987) * ''Francesco'' (1989) * ''Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride'' (1991) (TV) * ''C'è Kim Novak al telefono'' (1994) * ''I magi randagi'' (1996) * '' La vita è bella'' (1997) * ''Marianna Ucrìa'' (1997) * ''Jérusalem'' (2000) (TV) * ''

'' (2002) * ' (2006)

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* Italian costume designers Italian production designers 1926 births 2001 deaths People from the Province of Mantua David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners Best Costume Design Academy Award winners Best Costume Design BAFTA Award winners Best Production Design BAFTA Award winners {{Italy-film-bio-stub