Sergio Stivaletti | |
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![]() Stivaletti in 1996 | |
Born | 15 March 1957 68) Rome, Italy | (age
Occupation | Special effects artist |
Sergio Stivaletti (born 15 March 1957) is an Italian special effects artist, make-up artist, director and screenwriter.
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]
Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | ||
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Special effects | Make-up | Other | ||||
Murder Obsession | 1981 | Yes | [7] | |||
The Scorpion with Two Tails | 1982 | Yes | [8] | |||
Phenomena | 1985 | Yes | [9] [10] | |||
Demons | 1985 | Yes | [11] | |||
Demons 2 | 1985 | Yes | Yes | Uncredited screenwriter and story author | [12] | |
Specters | 1987 | Yes | [13] | |||
The Spider Labyrinth | 1988 | Yes | [14] | |||
The Church | 1989 | Yes | [15] | |||
Wax Mask | 1997 | Yes | Yes | Director | [16] [17] | |
Dracula 3D | 2012 | Yes | Yes | [18] | ||
Dark Glasses | 2022 | Yes | [19] [20] | |||