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Osvaldo Desideri(1939-2023)

  • Set Decorator
  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
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Osvaldo Desideri was born on 16 February 1939 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a set decorator and production designer, known for The Last Emperor (1987), The Passenger (1975) and The Conformist (1970). He died on 18 October 2023 in Italy.
BornFebruary 16, 1939
DiedOctober 18, 2023(84)
BornFebruary 16, 1939
DiedOctober 18, 2023(84)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Richard Vuu in The Last Emperor (1987)
The Last Emperor
7.7
  • Art Department
  • 1987
Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider in The Passenger (1975)
The Passenger
7.4
  • Set Decorator
  • 1975
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda, and Stefania Sandrelli in The Conformist (1970)
The Conformist
7.9
  • Art Department
  • 1970
Paolo Bonacelli in Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
5.8
  • Set Decorator
  • 1975

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • I bambini della sua vita (2010)
    I bambini della sua vita
    8.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 2010
  • Kaspar Capparoni, Roberto Farnesi, Gioia Spaziani, and Brando Pacitto in Al di là del lago (2009)
    Al di là del lago
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 2009–2011
  • Artemisia Sanchez (2007)
    Artemisia Sanchez
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 2008
  • Il maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia (2008)
    Il maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 2008
  • Senza via d'uscita - Un amore spezzato
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 2007
  • L'uomo della carità (2007)
    L'uomo della carità
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 2007
  • La passione di Giosué l'Ebreo (2005)
    La passione di Giosué l'Ebreo
    5.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 2005
  • Per sempre (2003)
    Per sempre
    5.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 2003
  • Fantozzi 2000 - La clonazione (1999)
    Fantozzi 2000 - La clonazione
    4.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1999
  • Cominciò tutto per caso (1993)
    Cominciò tutto per caso
    5.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1993
  • Ornella Muti, Massimo Boldi, Christian De Sica, Nino Frassica, Ezio Greggio, and Alberto Sordi in Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991)
    Vacanze di Natale '91
    4.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1991
  • Diego Abatantuono, Massimo Boldi, Christian De Sica, Ezio Greggio, and Andrea Roncato in Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990)
    Vacanze di Natale '90
    4.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1990
  • Fair Game (1988)
    Fair Game
    4.9
    • Set Decorator
    • 1988
  • Il camorrista (1986)
    Il camorrista
    7.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1986
  • Giulia Boschi, Lea Massari, Mariangela Melato, Rossana Podestà, Stefania Sandrelli, Lina Sastri, and Alida Valli in Segreti segreti (1985)
    Segreti segreti
    6.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1985

Production Designer

  • I bambini della sua vita (2010)
    I bambini della sua vita
    8.1
    • Production Designer
    • 2010
  • Kaspar Capparoni, Roberto Farnesi, Gioia Spaziani, and Brando Pacitto in Al di là del lago (2009)
    Al di là del lago
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2009–2011
  • Artemisia Sanchez (2007)
    Artemisia Sanchez
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Il maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia (2008)
    Il maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Senza via d'uscita - Un amore spezzato
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • L'uomo della carità (2007)
    L'uomo della carità
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • La passione di Giosué l'Ebreo (2005)
    La passione di Giosué l'Ebreo
    5.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
  • Per sempre (2003)
    Per sempre
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2003
  • The Undesirables (2003)
    The Undesirables
    4.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2003
  • Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in The Piano Player (2002)
    The Piano Player
    4.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2002
  • The Good War (2002)
    The Good War
    5.9
    • Production Designer
    • 2002
  • Grace Jones and Henry Cele in Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2001)
    Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2001
  • Fantozzi 2000 - La clonazione (1999)
    Fantozzi 2000 - La clonazione
    4.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1999
  • Thinking About Africa (1999)
    Thinking About Africa
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1999
  • Ci vediamo in tribunale (1996)
    Ci vediamo in tribunale
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1996

Art Department

  • The Camorrist (2025)
    The Camorrist
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • set designer
    • 2025
  • Vasco Rossi: Buoni o Cattivi (2005)
    Vasco Rossi: Buoni o Cattivi
    Video
    • set dresser
    • 2005
  • Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in The Piano Player (2002)
    The Piano Player
    4.3
    • set designer
    • 2002
  • L'educazione di Giulio (2000)
    L'educazione di Giulio
    6.3
    • art director supervisor
    • 2000
  • Night Sun (1990)
    Night Sun
    7.1
    • set designer
    • 1990
  • Young Toscanini (1988)
    Young Toscanini
    6.1
    • interior decorator
    • 1988
  • Richard Vuu in The Last Emperor (1987)
    The Last Emperor
    7.7
    • set dresser
    • 1987
  • Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto (1982)
    Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto
    5.2
    • assistant production designer
    • 1982
  • Bud Spencer in Buddy Goes West (1981)
    Buddy Goes West
    6.5
    • set dresser
    • 1981
  • Ornella Muti, Vittorio Gassman, Alberto Sordi, and Ugo Tognazzi in Viva Italia! (1977)
    Viva Italia!
    7.0
    • assistant art director
    • 1977
  • Avanti! (1972)
    Avanti!
    7.2
    • assistant art director
    • 1972
  • When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971)
    When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong
    4.0
    • set dresser
    • 1971
  • Björn Andrésen and Dirk Bogarde in Death in Venice (1971)
    Death in Venice
    7.3
    • assistant set dresser
    • 1971
  • Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda, and Stefania Sandrelli in The Conformist (1970)
    The Conformist
    7.9
    • assistant set decorator
    • 1970
  • Carnal Circuit (1969)
    Carnal Circuit
    5.7
    • assistant production designer
    • 1969
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  • Born
    • February 16, 1939
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • October 18, 2023
    • Italy(Undisclosed)

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