Sergio Stivaletti

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Sergio Stivaletti
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Stivaletti in 1996
Born15 March 1957 (1957-03-15) (age 68)
Rome, Italy
OccupationSpecial effects artist

Sergio Stivaletti (born 15 March 1957) is an Italian special effects artist, make-up artist, director and screenwriter.

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Life and career

Born in Rome, while being a student of medicine at the Sapienza University Stivaletti entered the film industry as an uncredited builder of small props in some Pupi Avati films. [1] [2] [3] He got his first credit as special effects artist in Riccardo Freda's Murder Obsession . [4] In 1985, he began a long professional association with Dario Argento, handling special effects and make-up in Phenomena . [2] [5] He is also a frequent collaborator of Michele Soavi and Lamberto Bava both in their film and television projects, and also worked in films by Matteo Garrone, Gabriele Salvatores, Sergio Castellitto and Julie Taymor. [3]

In 1997, Stivaletti debuted as director with Wax Mask , replacing original director Lucio Fulci who had died during the pre-production phase. [2] [4] [6]

Selected filmography

TitleYearCredited asNotesRef(s)
Special effectsMake-upOther
Murder Obsession 1981Yes [7]
The Scorpion with Two Tails 1982Yes [8]
Phenomena 1985Yes [9] [10]
Demons 1985Yes [11]
Demons 2 1985YesYesUncredited screenwriter and story author [12]
Specters 1987Yes [13]
The Spider Labyrinth 1988Yes [14]
The Church 1989Yes [15]
Wax Mask 1997YesYesDirector [16] [17]
Dracula 3D 2012YesYes [18]
Dark Glasses 2022Yes [19] [20]

References

  1. Bonzi, Andrea (19 July 2021). "Sergio Stivaletti: 'Mostri e killer, la mia missione è fare paura'". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Canova, Gianni (2005). "Stivaletti, Sergio". Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti. p. 1158. ISBN   978-88-11-50516-7.
  3. 1 2 Bosetto, Angela (15 March 2017). "Effetti speciali, a scuola dal maestro Stivaletti". L'Arena (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 Poppi, Roberto (2002). "Stivaletti, Sergio". I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore. p. 413. ISBN   978-88-8440-171-7.
  5. Bisti, Valentina (7 January 2001). "Sergio Stivaletti, re degli effetti speciali". Film.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. Cooper, L. Andrew (30 November 2012). Dario Argento. University of Illinois Press. p. 128. ISBN   978-0-252-09438-5.
  7. Curti 2017, p. 328.
  8. Curti 2019, pp. 96–97.
  9. "Intervista A Sergio Stivaletti". Nocturno.it (in Italian). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. "About the Versions". Dario Argento's Phenomena (book). Arrow Video. 2017. p. 55. FCD1507.
  11. Curti 2019, pp. 121–122.
  12. Curti 2019, p. 139.
  13. Curti 2019, p. 146.
  14. Curti 2019, p. 162.
  15. Curti 2019, pp. 171–172.
  16. Curci 1997, p. 38.
  17. Rooney 1997.
  18. Rooney 2012.
  19. Vivarelli 2022.
  20. Miska 2022.

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