Lina Nerli Taviani | |
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Born | Lina Nerli 16 November 1937 |
Occupation | Costume designer |
Years active | 1965–present |
Spouse | |
Relatives | Vittorio Taviani (brother-in-law, deceased) |
Lina Nerli Taviani (born 16 November 1937) is an Italian costume designer, and widow of film director Paolo Taviani. [1]
Nerli began working as a costume designer in the 1960s and her first film work was on The Reckless directed by Giuliano Montaldo.
Since then, she has created costumes for over seventy films and television productions, most of which directed by her husband and her brother-in-laws Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. [2]
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