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Nazzareno Piana was born in Rome in 1930. Trained as an architect, he approached the world of cinema at a young age, beginning a long and passionate career as a production designer, set decorator, and architectural designer for film. Gifted with a refined eye and an extraordinary ability to bring imaginary worlds to life, he contributed to the creation of some of the most iconic works in both Italian and international cinema.
Throughout his career, he worked with masters of cinema such as director Federico Fellini—winner of five Academy Awards, including four for Best Foreign Language Film—and Oscar-winning production designer Dante Ferretti. By helping to realize their artistic visions, he took part in works that have left a mark on film history. On some occasions, he also appeared as an actor, offering his artistic versatility.
He worked on films of extraordinary significance, including:
- The Passion of the Christ (2004), directed by Mel Gibson
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), directed by Wes Anderson
- Gangs of New York (2002), directed by Martin Scorsese
- The Name of the Rose (1986), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
- City of Women (La città delle donne, 1980), directed by Federico Fellini
- And the Ship Sails On (E la nave va, 1983), directed by Federico Fellini
- Conversation Piece (Gruppo di famiglia in un interno, 1974), directed by Luchino Visconti
- The Voice of the Moon (La voce della luna, 1990), directed by Federico Fellini
- Ginger and Fred (1986), directed by Federico Fellini
- Amarcord (1973), directed by Federico Fellini
...and many more, which testify to his tireless dedication to the craft and his silent yet essential contribution to the magic of cinema.
Nazzareno Piana was a craftsman of the imaginary, capable of creating timeless environments by combining design rigor with artistic sensitivity. His work continues to live on through sets, details, and atmospheres that still enchant audiences to this day.
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25 December 1990
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
25 February 2004
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
11 September 1995
For 16 years Miss Bentley has been spending April at an elegant hillside villa on Lake Como. This year, 1937, her London society artist father has recently died and the only other English-speaking guests are brash Americans.
23 March 1973
Rome, 1800. Napoleon threatens the power of the Church and executions of Jacobins are constant. Angelotti, the most famous of them all has escaped from prison and the chief of police is on his tail.
27 October 1989
A businessman has trouble reuniting with his roguish con-artist uncle, especially when the uncle propositions school-age girls and comes on to his nephew's mistress.
03 October 1991
The inmate Proietti, nicknamed "Er Soffia", getting out of prison. There is the Roman brigadier Vasco Sacchetti, an agent of the narcotics and his old friend who, to celebrate his freedom, invites him to eat fish at Fiumicino.
24 September 1986
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances.
14 December 2002
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader.
06 October 1995
An Italian troupe is busy in Paris filming an adaptation of La Traviata. The dressmaker Rosa, in love with the lead actor, identifies herself with Violetta: thanks to a bad joke and a fake séance, Rosa begins to believe she is her reincarnation.
29 October 1980
In the year 1870 Rome, then governed by the Pope, was captured by the Italian General La Marmora's troops.
23 May 1991
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly.
28 March 1980
The charismatic Snaporaz encounters an alluring woman on a train and pursues her through a forest. He ends up at a hotel populated by women gathered for a feminist conference, where he is an unwanted presence.
20 May 1999
The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.
10 December 2004
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew.
07 December 1988
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
16 September 1981
In the 1860's, Giorgio (Giraudeau), a young Italian soldier is sent to a remote post, far away from his lover, Clara (Antonelli).
02 August 1963
Benvenuto Cellini knows no obstacles when it comes to creating a work of art or conquering the heart of a woman.
10 December 1980
In a move to make his partner, Renato, jealous, the flamboyant Albin waits in a local cafe - dressed as a woman - hoping to be picked up.
07 October 1983
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth.
22 January 1986
Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.
03 December 1977
In 1867, with Garibaldi's forces close to bringing Rome into the Italian kingdom, Monsignor Colombo da Priverno, a world-weary judge on the papal court, wants to resign, disgusted by the violence to which the papacy resorts to hold secular power.
23 December 1992
Gloria Ruckhauser has a dream: rediscovering the figure and features of herself when she was 20. Convinced that science is getting nowhere in the search for a cure to the aging process, Gloria sets up a foundation whose mission is to find a miracle potion.
22 February 1979
An orchestra assembles for a rehearsal in an ancient chapel under the inquisitive eyes of a TV documentary crew, but an uprising breaks out.
05 March 1990
Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia made of television commercials, beauty pageants, rock music, Catholicism, and pagan rituals.
20 December 1974
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo.
06 January 1978
Franco Sereni, a captain of carabiniers, is dismissed from service for being the proponent of "the law of the gun".
02 October 1975
Aristide receives a big inheritance from his mother, but when he meets a beautiful redhead at the cemetery, his life changes unexpectedly.
10 October 1997
Horty, a French foundry worker, wins a contest and is sent to see the sailing of the Titanic. In England, Marie, saying she is a chambermaid on the Titanic and cannot get a room, asks to share his room.
03 March 1971
Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, despite his defeat of Hannibal Barca.
