Patrizia von Brandenstein
Patrizia von Brandenstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 15, 1943 Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Production designer |
| Years active | 1972-present |
Patrizia von Brandenstein (born April 15, 1943) is an American production designer. She has shown versatility in creating sets for both lavish historical films and glossy contemporary fare. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design three times, winning for Amadeus (1984).
She was born in Arizona to
La MaMa as a seamstress, prop maker and scene painter. 1966 saw the real start of her career in design with an eight-year stay creating costumes and sets at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco under William Ball. She also met future husband and fellow production designer Stuart Wurtzel.[1] She has designed movies in a wide range of subjects, styles, and periods: from the low-budget, break-dancing musical Beat Street to the expensive plutonium-plant melodrama Silkwood.[2]
Director Neil Burger, in his DVD commentary for Limitless, singles out von Brandenstein for her excellent work on the film.
Selected filmography
Brandenstein has won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and has been nominated for two more:
- Won
- Amadeus (1984)
- Nominated
- Ragtime (1981)
- The Untouchables (1987)
References
External links
Awards for Patrizia von Brandenstein | |
|---|---|