Piero Tosi
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Piero Tosi is an Italian costume designer
. His credits include Bellissima
, The Leopard
, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Death in Venice
, The Night Porter
, and La Traviata
. He won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes
twice, as well as the 50th Anniversary David in 2006. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design
twice, and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design
five times.
Costume Designer
A costume designer or costume mistress/master is a person whose responsibility is to design costumes for a film or stage production. He or she is considered an important part of the "production team", working alongside the director, scenic and lighting designers as well as the sound designer. The...
. His credits include Bellissima
Bellissima (film)
Bellissima is an Italian neorealism film by Italian director Luchino Visconti. The film is about and was shot at Cinecittà. Alessandro Blasetti, the film director, appears as himself....
, The Leopard
The Leopard (film)
The Leopard is a 1963 Italian film by director Luchino Visconti, based on Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel of the same name.-Cast:* Burt Lancaster as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina* Claudia Cardinale as Angelica Sedara / Bertiana...
, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Death in Venice
Death in Venice (film)
Death in Venice is a 1971 film directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Dirk Bogarde and Björn Andrésen. The film is based on the novella Death in Venice by Thomas Mann.-Plot:...
, The Night Porter
The Night Porter
The Night Porter is a controversial 1974 film by Italian director Liliana Cavani, starring Dirk Bogarde and Charlotte Rampling.- Synopsis :...
, and La Traviata
La Traviata (1983 film)
La Traviata is a 1982 Italian film written, designed, and directed by Franco Zeffirelli. It is based on the 1853 opera of the same name with music by Giuseppe Verdi and libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. The film actually premiered in Italy in 1982, then went into general release there in 1983. It...
. He won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes
David di Donatello for Best Costumes
-1981:*Piero Tosi - La vera storia della Signora delle camelie-1983:*Gabriella Pescucci - That Night in Varennes-1984:*Nan Cecchi - I Paladini - storia d'armi e d'amori-1988:...
twice, as well as the 50th Anniversary David in 2006. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design
BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design
The British Academy Film Award for Best Costume Design is one of the annual film awards given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.-1960s:* 1969 - Oh! What a Lovely War - Anthony Mendleson** Funny Girl – Irene Sharaff...
twice, and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design
Academy Award for Costume Design
The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievement in film costume design....
five times.