Sergio Stivaletti
Sergio Stivaletti (born 15 March 1957) is an Italian special effects artist, make-up artist, director and screenwriter.
Sergio Stivaletti
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- Born
- 1957. · Rome.
- Nationality
- Italy.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, make-up artist, special effects artist and director.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Sergio Stivaletti (born 15 March 1957) is an Italian special effects artist, make-up artist, director and screenwriter.
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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. He got his first credit as special effects artist in Riccardo Freda's Murder Obsession. In 1985, he began a long professional association with Dario Argento, handling special effects and make-up in Phenomena. 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. In 1997, Stivaletti debuted as director with Wax Mask, replacing original director Lucio Fulci who had died during the pre-production phase.
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- 1.Bonzi, Andrea. Sergio Stivaletti: 'Mostri e killer, la mia missione è fare paura'. Quotidiano Nazionale. 19 July 2021.
- 2.Canova, Gianni. Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti. 1158. 2005. 978-88-11-50516-7.
- 3.Bosetto, Angela. Effetti speciali, a scuola dal maestro Stivaletti. L'Arena. 15 March 2017.
- 4.Poppi, Roberto. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore. 413. 2002. 978-88-8440-171-7.
- 5.Bisti, Valentina. Sergio Stivaletti, re degli effetti speciali. Film.it. 7 January 2001.
- 6.Cooper, L. Andrew. Dario Argento. University of Illinois Press. 128. 30 November 2012. 978-0-252-09438-5.
- 7.Intervista A Sergio Stivaletti. Nocturno.it. 13 May 2015.
- 8.Arrow Video. Dario Argento's Phenomena. 55. 2017.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Curci, Loris. Wax Ecstatic. Fangoria. 162. May 1997.
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- Curti, Roberto. Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. 2019. 978-1476672434.
- Miska, Brad. 'Dark Glasses': Dario Argento's Return to Giallo to World Premiere in Berlin!. Bloody Disgusting. January 19, 2022.
- Rooney, David. Review: 'Wax Mask'. Variety. April 20, 1997.
- Rooney, David. Dario Argento's Dracula 3D: Cannes Review - The Hollywood Reporter. hollywoodreporter.com. May 20, 2012.
- Vivarelli, Nick. Dario Argento on Mixing Horror With Tenderness in 'Dark Glasses' (Exclusive). Variety. February 10, 2022.
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