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| Born | 15 March 1957 (age 67) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Special effects artist |
Sergio Stivaletti (born 15 March 1957) is an Italian special effects artist, make-up artist, director and screenwriter.
Sergio Stivaletti | |
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| Stivaletti in 1996 | |
| Born | 15 March 1957 (age 67) Rome, Italy |
| 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]
Dario Argento is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. His influential work in the horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the Thrill" and the "Master of Horror".
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