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Luciana Arrighi is a Scriptwriter, Production Design, Costume Design and Sequence Artist Italienne born on 1940 at Rio de Janeiro (Bresil)

Luciana Arrighi

Luciana Arrighi
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Nationality Italie
Birth 1940 (84 years) at Rio de Janeiro (Bresil)

Luciana Arrighi (born 1940) is a Brazilian-born, Australian-raised, Italian production designer. She won an Academy Award for the film Howards End in the category Best Art Direction.

Biography

Luciana Arrighi est la fille d'un diplomate italien et d'une Australienne. Elle étudie les beaux-arts et commence à travailler pour le théâtre en Australie et en Italie. Elle est sélectionnée par la BBC pour participer à un programme d'apprentissage en tant que designer et travaille ainsi pour plusieurs réalisation télé de Ken Russell

Par la suite, elle passe deux ans à Paris, où elle devient mannequin pour Yves Saint Laurent et apprend beaucoup quant à la création de costumes. À son retour à Londres, elle dessine les costumes pour la production de The Gondoliers pour la Compagnie D'Oyly Carte . Puis, lorsque Ken Russell passe de la télévision au cinéma, il lui demande de dessiner les décors de Love.

Elle partagera ensuite son temps entre l'Europe et l'Australie, entre la création de décors et de costumes pour le théâtre, l'opéra ou le cinéma.

Best films

Sense and Sensibility (1995)
(Production Design)
Anna and the King (1999)
(Production Design)
Howards End (1992)
(Production Design)
Being Julia (2004)
(Production Design)
Women in Love (1969)
(Set Designer)

Usually with

Jenny Beavan
Jenny Beavan
(6 films)
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
(5 films)
Ian Whittaker
Ian Whittaker
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Luciana Arrighi (34 films)

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Scriptwriter

A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1h56
Directed by Michael Hoffman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Théâtre, Les fées, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel
Rating63% 3.1998853.1998853.1998853.1998853.199885
In Monte Athena, in the Kingdom of Italy, young lovers Lysander (Dominic West) and Hermia (Anna Friel) are forbidden to marry by her father Egeus (Bernard Hill), who has promised Hermia to Demetrius (Christian Bale). Lysander and Hermia makes plans to flee to the forest to escape the arrangement. Demetrius follows them, having been made aware of the plan by Helena (Calista Flockhart), a young woman who is desperately in love with him. Once in the forest, they wander into the fairy world, ruled by Oberon (Rupert Everett) and Titania (Michelle Pfeiffer), King and Queen of the fairies. Oberon and his servant sprite Puck (Stanley Tucci) cause mayhem among the lovers with a magic potion that causes both Lysander and Demetrius to fall in love with Helena, leading to a rift between all four that culminates (famously in this adaptation) in a mud-wrestling scene. Oberon then bewitches Titania with the same potion.

Art

The Catcher Was a Spy, 1h38
Directed by Ben Lewin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Biography, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Jeff Daniels, Guy Pearce, Paul Giamatti
Roles Production Design
Rating61% 3.09993.09993.09993.09993.0999
L'histoire vraie du célèbre joueur juif de baseball américain Moe Berg qui, lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, devient secrètement un espion pour le Office of Strategic Services. Sa renommée sportive, ses connaissances universitaires et son don pour les langues font de lui une recrue de premier choix. Sa mission : espionner les Nazis qui veulent construire rapidement la première bombe atomique. Mais la vie privée et mystérieuse de Berg intrigue son entourage au point qu'on le soupçonne d'être homosexuel.
The Man Who Knew Infinity, 1h48
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about mathematics
Actors Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Kevin McNally, Jeremy Northam, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones
Roles Production Design
Rating71% 3.5995153.5995153.5995153.5995153.599515
Srinivasa Ramanujan est l'un des plus grands mathématiciens de notre temps. Élevé à Madras en Inde, il intègre la prestigieuse université de Cambridge en Angleterre pendant la Première Guerre mondiale et y développe de nombreuses théories mathématiques sous l'égide de son professeur G.H. Hardy.
The Lovers
The Lovers (2015)
, 1h49
Directed by Roland Joffé
Origin Belgique
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Time travel films, Films set in the future
Actors Josh Hartnett, Neve Campbell, Alice Englert, Tamsin Egerton, Bipasha Basu, Abhay Deol
Roles Production Design
Rating46% 2.305822.305822.305822.305822.30582
In 2020, marine archeologist Jay Fennel (Josh Hartnett) is brain dead after trying to save his wife Laura (Tamsin Egerton) who got trapped exploring the wreck of a colonial British merchant ship. The comatose Fennel dreams about the adventures of Captain James Stewart in 1778 Pune (India), and his romance with a Maratha warrior, Tulaja Naik (Bipasha Basu).
Angelica
Angelica (2015)
, 1h35
Directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Jena Malone, Janet McTeer, Ed Stoppard, Tovah Feldshuh, Daniel Gerroll, Glynnis O'Connor
Roles Production Design
Rating49% 2.4614952.4614952.4614952.4614952.461495
À l'époque victorienne, un jeune couple, Constance et Joseph Barton, vivent dans une immense demeure au cœur de Londres. A l’origine complices et fusionnels, leurs relations, notamment sexuelles, se sont ternies depuis l’arrivée de leur fille Angelica, née dans des circonstances traumatisantes. Depuis, suivant le conseil de son médecin, elle pratique l'abstinence sexuelle pour ne plus souffrir. Au détriment de son époux, Constance s'est mise à surprotéger leur enfant, s'éloignant progressivement de Joseph. Un matin, la petite fille fait une confidence inquiétante à ses parents : chaque nuit, une mystérieuse présence prédatrice vient lui rendre visite dans sa chambre. Si son père ne prête guère attention aux dires de sa fille, Constance, troublée, tente d’en savoir plus. Terrorisée qu’il puisse arriver malheur à son enfant, elle se met en tête de sonder les recoins obscurs de la maison afin de percer à jour la terrifiante menace. D'autant plus qu'elle commence elle aussi à voir ce spectre comme sa fille, une forme humaine qui laisse un ectoplasme ressemblant à du sperme sur son passage... Une manifestation surnaturelle qui intensifie ses peurs sexuelles et son anxiété liée à son enfant.
From Time to Time, 1h35
Directed by Julian Fellowes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Time travel films, Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Carice van Houten, Alex Etel, Eliza Hope Bennett, Pauline Collins
Roles Production Design
Rating66% 3.3449053.3449053.3449053.3449053.344905
This British ghostly haunting story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart, is set in 1944, near the end of World War II. Tolly, 13, arrives at his grandmother's country house, Green Knowe, after his father is reported missing in action. His grandmother (Maggie Smith) is faced with selling Green Knowe for financial reasons. Tolly soon discovers he can magically travel in time mysteriously between the present and the 19th century in the old manor house, and he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations. Exciting events include a terrible fire, a tale of stolen jewels, and threats of a press gang.
My Zinc Bed, 1h9
Directed by Anthony Page
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Paddy Considine, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman, Olivia Poulet, Neg Dupree
Roles Production Design
Rating54% 2.7025752.7025752.7025752.7025752.702575
The one-off drama follows Alcoholics Anonymous member Paul Peplow (Paddy Considine) who is sent to interview wealthy businessman Victor Quinn (Jonathan Pryce). Victor's obsession with addiction soon makes sense when Paul meets Victor's beautiful wife Elsa (Uma Thurman) – who reveals that she herself is a recovering alcoholic.
Fade to Black, 1h39
Directed by Oliver Parker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about television, Political films
Actors Danny Huston, Diego Luna, Paz Vega, Christopher Walken, Anna Galiena, Violante Placido
Roles Production Design
Rating54% 2.700452.700452.700452.700452.70045
The year is 1948. His Hollywood career deadlocked, Orson Welles (Danny Huston) is in need to get over his failed marriage to Rita Hayworth. When he travels to Rome for the lead role in Black Magic, an actor is murdered on set and Welles finds himself allured by the deceased's beautiful stepdaughter (Paz Vega). Soon Welles becomes embroiled in dangerous political games as the run-up to post-war elections surfaces.
Being Julia, 1h44
Directed by István Szabó
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Shaun Evans, Michael Culkin, Lucy Punch
Roles Production Design
Rating69% 3.4976353.4976353.4976353.4976353.497635
Set in London in 1938, the film focuses on highly successful and extremely popular theatre actress Julia Lambert (Annette Bening), whose gradual disillusionment with her career as she approaches middle age has prompted her to ask her husband, stage director Michael Gosselyn (Jeremy Irons), and his financial backer Dolly de Vries (Miriam Margolyes) to close her current production to allow her time to travel abroad. They convince her to remain with the play throughout the summer; and Michael introduces her to Tom Fennel (Shaun Evans), an enterprising American, who confesses his deep appreciation of her work. Seeking the passion missing from her marriage, and anxious to fill the void left when her close friend Lord Charles (Bruce Greenwood) suggested they part ways to avoid scandalous gossip, Julia embarks on a passionate affair with the young man and begins to support him so he may enjoy the glamorous lifestyle to which she has introduced him. Their relationship revives her, sparking a distinct change in her personality. Always hovering in the background and offering counsel is the spirit of her mentor, Jimmie Langton (Michael Gambon), the theatrical manager who gave Julia her start and made her a star, while flesh-and-blood Evie (Juliet Stevenson) serves as her personal maid, dresser, and confidante.
The Importance of Being Earnest, 1h37
Directed by Oliver Parker
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Anna Massey
Roles Production Design
Rating67% 3.3997153.3997153.3997153.3997153.399715
The story revolves around two men in Victorian England, John "Jack" Worthing (Colin Firth) and Algernon "Algy" Moncrieff (Rupert Everett). Whenever Jack travels to London from his Hertfordshire estate, he says he is going to see his (fictitious) wayward brother, Ernest. Once in London, he keeps his privacy by calling himself Ernest. This tactic is especially important as his beloved, Gwendolen (Frances O'Connor), declares that she could love only a man named Ernest. Her cousin, Algy, is the one person who knows Jack's secret and one day he travels down to the estate, announcing himself to Jack's attractive ward, Cecily (Reese Witherspoon), as the infamous Ernest. Cecily is enamoured of him and his name, but upon Jack's return home and Gwendolen's unexpected arrival, it becomes clear there are both too many and too few Ernests.
Possession
Possession (2002)
, 1h42
Directed by Neil LaBute
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Aaron Eckhart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey, Toby Stephens
Roles Production Design
Rating62% 3.1476053.1476053.1476053.1476053.147605
A fictional story of literary scholars American Roland Mitchell (Aaron Eckhart) and British Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow), who independently find that the socially antagonistic relationship between the Victorian era poets Randolph Henry Ash (Jeremy Northam) and Christabel LaMotte (Jennifer Ehle) may have concealed a secret connection as lovers. Ash is traditional and conservative and LaMotte is a freethinking bisexual. Rival scholars become aware of their efforts and each seeks to be the first at the public disclosure of this major finding about the poets. In a parallel relationship, Mitchell and Bailey have their own deepening connection.
The Gathering Storm, 1h36
Directed by Richard Loncraine
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Historical
Actors Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey, Tom Wilkinson
Roles Production Design
Rating73% 3.6956653.6956653.6956653.6956653.695665
The film opens in 1934 with Winston Churchill deep in his wilderness years, and struggling to complete his biography of his ancestor the Duke of Marlborough, which he hopes will revive his fortunes. Winston is chided by his wife Clemmie for their lack of money and is aware that as a 'man of destiny' his moment may have passed. At the same time he struggles in the House of Commons as a backbencher to get a hearing for his concerns about German re-armament under Hitler and the policy of appeasement.
Anna and the King, 2h28
Directed by Andy Tennant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films, Films about language and translation, Films about royalty
Actors Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton, Randall Duk Kim, Geoffrey Palmer
Roles Production Design
Rating67% 3.35043.35043.35043.35043.3504
Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster) is a British widow who has come to Siam with her son Louis (Tom Felton) to teach English to the dozens of children of King Mongkut (Chow Yun-fat). She is a strong-willed, intelligent woman, and this pleases the King, who wants to modernize his country to keep it safe from the threat of colonialism, while protecting many of the ancient traditions that give Siam its unique identity. The King and Anna discuss the differences between Eastern and Western love, and the King dismisses the notion that a man can be happy with only one wife. In order to win the favors of Britain, the King orders a sumptuous reception and delegates Anna to organize it. During the reception, the King verbally spars graciously and wittily with Sir Mycroft Kincaid (Bill Stewart), of the East India Company, who accuses Siam of being a superstitious nation. At the end of the reception, the King dances with Anna.
Jakob the Liar, 2h
Directed by Peter Kassovitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Bob Balaban, Justus von Dohnányi
Roles Production Design
Rating65% 3.251643.251643.251643.251643.25164
In Poland of early 1944, a Polish-Jewish shopkeeper named Jakob is summoned to the German headquarters after being falsely accused of being out after curfew. While waiting for the commander, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast speaking about Soviet offensives. Returned to the ghetto, Jakob shares his information with a friend, sparking rumors that there is a secret radio within the ghetto. After hesitating, Jakob decides to use the chance to spread hope throughout the ghetto by continuing to tell the optimistic, fantastic tales that he allegedly heard from "his secret radio" and his lies keep hope and humor alive among the isolated ghetto inhabitants. He also has a real secret in that he is hiding a young Jewish girl who escaped from an extermination camp deportation train.
Oscar and Lucinda, 2h12
Directed by Gillian Armstrong
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Christian Manon
Roles Production Design
Rating64% 3.249033.249033.249033.249033.24903
As a child living in Australia, Lucinda Leplastrier is given a Prince Rupert's Drop which sparks a lifelong obsession with glass.