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Stefano Maria Ortolani

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Stefano Maria Ortolani is known for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Gangs of New York (2002) and Asteroid City (2023).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, and Owen Wilson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 2004
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
    Gangs of New York
    7.5
    • Art Director(as Stefano Ortolani)
    • 2002
    Tom Hanks, Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Park, Aristou Meehan, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Jake Ryan, Ethan Josh Lee, and Sophia Lillis in Asteroid City (2023)
    Asteroid City
    6.4
    • Art Department
    • 2023
    Jude Law, Matt Damon, and Gwyneth Paltrow in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
    7.4
    • Art Director(as Stefano Ortolani)
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Production Designer

    • The Way of the Wind
      • Production Designer
      • Post-production
    • Per il mio bene (2024)
      Per il mio bene
      6.5
      • Production Designer
      • 2024
    • Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Mary Steenburgen in Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
      Book Club: The Next Chapter
      5.6
      • Production Designer
      • 2023
    • Joseph Fiennes in Risen (2016)
      Risen
      6.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2016
    • Borgia (2011)
      Borgia
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2011–2014
    • Jason Schwartzman in Castello Cavalcanti (2013)
      Castello Cavalcanti
      7.1
      Short
      • Production Designer (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 2013
    • The Italian Key (2011)
      The Italian Key
      5.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2011
    • Sergio Castellitto, Carlo Verdone, and Riccardo Scamarcio in Italians (2009)
      Italians
      5.6
      • Production Designer
      • 2009
    • The Nativity Story (2006)
      The Nativity Story
      6.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2006
    • Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
      Exorcist: The Beginning
      5.1
      • Production Designer (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 2004
    • Rachael Leigh Cook, Christopher McDonald, and Maximilian Schell in The Eighteenth Angel (1997)
      The Eighteenth Angel
      4.8
      • Production Designer
      • 1997
    • Classe di ferro (1989)
      Classe di ferro
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Production Designer (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1989
    • Fabrizio Bracconeri, Renato Cestiè, Stefania Dadda, Nicoletta Elmi, Fabio Ferrari, Sharon Gusberti, Giacomo Rosselli, Claudia Vegliante, and Francesca Ventura in I ragazzi della 3 C (1987)
      I ragazzi della 3 C
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Production Designer (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1989
    • The Spider Labyrinth (1988)
      The Spider Labyrinth
      6.2
      • Production Designer (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1988
    • Sybil Danning and Franco Nero in The Day of the Cobra (1980)
      The Day of the Cobra
      6.0
      • Production Designer (as Stefano M. Ortolani)
      • 1980

    Art Director

    • Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes (2019)
      The Two Popes
      7.6
      • supervising art director
      • 2019
    • Carne y arena (2017)
      Carne y arena
      8.6
      Short
      • Art Director
      • 2017
    • Amanda Seyfried in Letters to Juliet (2010)
      Letters to Juliet
      6.5
      • supervising art director
      • 2010
    • When in Rome (2010)
      When in Rome
      5.5
      • Art Director
      • 2010
    • Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
      Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
      5.1
      • supervising art director (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 2005
    • Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, and Owen Wilson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
      The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
      7.2
      • Art Director
      • 2004
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
      Gangs of New York
      7.5
      • supervising art director (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 2002
    • Sylvester Stallone and Madeleine Stowe in Avenging Angelo (2002)
      Avenging Angelo
      5.2
      • Art Director
      • 2002
    • Nora (2000)
      Nora
      5.9
      • Art Director
      • 2000
    • Jude Law, Matt Damon, and Gwyneth Paltrow in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
      The Talented Mr. Ripley
      7.4
      • Art Director (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1999
    • Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei in Only You (1994)
      Only You
      6.5
      • Art Director (as Stephano Ortolani)
      • 1994
    • The Spider Labyrinth (1988)
      The Spider Labyrinth
      6.2
      • Art Director (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1988
    • Christopher Lambert in The Sicilian (1987)
      The Sicilian
      5.4
      • Art Director
      • 1987
    • Beatrice Ring and Kôji Kikkawa in Sicilian Connection (1987)
      Sicilian Connection
      6.9
      • Art Director (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1987
    • Olivia Hussey, Nicholas Clay, and Franco Nero in The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
      The Last Days of Pompeii
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1984

    Art Department

    • Tom Hanks, Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Park, Aristou Meehan, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Jake Ryan, Ethan Josh Lee, and Sophia Lillis in Asteroid City (2023)
      Asteroid City
      6.4
      • senior supervising art director
      • 2023
    • Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw in Bright Star (2009)
      Bright Star
      6.9
      • art director: Italy (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 2009
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
      Mission: Impossible III
      6.9
      • art director: Italy (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 2006
    • Ocean's Twelve (2004)
      Ocean's Twelve
      6.5
      • supervising art director: Europe
      • 2004
    • Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core (2003)
      The Core
      5.5
      • art director: Rome (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 2003
    • Christian Bale and Taye Diggs in Equilibrium (2002)
      Equilibrium
      7.3
      • production designer: Italy (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 2002
    • The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
      The Portrait of a Lady
      6.2
      • art director: Italy (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1996
    • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
      Inspector Morse
      8.2
      TV Series
      • art director: Italy (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1992
    • Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, and Jason Lively in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
      National Lampoon's European Vacation
      6.2
      • art director: Italy
      • 1985
    • Mimi (1979)
      Mimi
      5.2
      • assistant art director
      • 1979
    • Richard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, and Marco Yeh in The Humanoid (1979)
      The Humanoid
      4.0
      • assistant production designer (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1979
    • Laura Antonelli, Giancarlo Giannini, and Jennifer O'Neill in The Innocent (1976)
      The Innocent
      7.4
      • assistant art director (as Stefano Ortolani)
      • 1976

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Stefano M. Ortolani

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