Sergio Stivaletti

Sergio Stivaletti
Stivaletti in 1996
Born	15 March 1957 (1957-03-15) (age 67) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Special effects artist

Sergio Stivaletti (born 15 March 1957) is an Italian special effects artist, make-up artist, director and screenwriter.

Life and career

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.[1][2][3] He got his first credit as special effects artist in Riccardo Freda's Murder Obsession.[4] In 1985, he began a long professional association with Dario Argento, handling special effects and make-up in Phenomena.[2][5] 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.[3]

In 1997, Stivaletti debuted as director with Wax Mask, replacing original director Lucio Fulci who had died during the pre-production phase.[2][4][6]

Selected filmography

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
		Special effects	Make-up	Other
Murder Obsession	1981	Yes				[7]
The Scorpion with Two Tails	1982	Yes				[8]
Phenomena	1985	Yes				[9] [10]
Demons	1985	Yes				[11]
Demons 2	1985	Yes		Yes	Uncredited screenwriter and story author	[12]
Specters	1987	Yes				[13]
The Spider Labyrinth	1988	Yes				[14]
The Church	1989	Yes				[15]
Wax Mask	1997	Yes		Yes	Director	[16][17]
Dracula 3D	2012	Yes	Yes			[18]
Dark Glasses	2022	Yes				[19][20]

References

1. Bonzi, Andrea (19 July 2021). "Sergio Stivaletti: 'Mostri e killer, la mia missione è fare paura'". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
2. Canova, Gianni (2005). "Stivaletti, Sergio". Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti. p. 1158. ISBN 978-88-11-50516-7.
3. Bosetto, Angela (15 March 2017). "Effetti speciali, a scuola dal maestro Stivaletti". L'Arena (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
4. Poppi, Roberto (2002). "Stivaletti, Sergio". I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore. p. 413. ISBN 978-88-8440-171-7.
5. Bisti, Valentina (7 January 2001). "Sergio Stivaletti, re degli effetti speciali". Film.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
6. Cooper, L. Andrew (30 November 2012). Dario Argento. University of Illinois Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-252-09438-5.
7. Curti 2017, p. 328.
8. Curti 2019, pp. 96–97.
9. "Intervista A Sergio Stivaletti". Nocturno.it (in Italian). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
10. "About the Versions". Dario Argento's Phenomena (book). Arrow Video. 2017. p. 55. FCD1507.
11. Curti 2019, pp. 121–122.
12. Curti 2019, p. 139.
13. Curti 2019, p. 146.
14. Curti 2019, p. 162.
15. Curti 2019, pp. 171–172.
16. Curci 1997, p. 38.
17. Rooney 1997.
18. Rooney 2012.
19. Vivarelli 2022.
20. Miska 2022.

Sources

• Curci, Loris (May 1997). "Wax Ecstatic". Fangoria. No. 162.
• Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
• Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
• Miska, Brad (January 19, 2022). "'Dark Glasses': Dario Argento's Return to Giallo to World Premiere in Berlin!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
• Rooney, David (April 20, 1997). "Review: 'Wax Mask'". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
• Rooney, David (May 20, 2012). "Dario Argento's Dracula 3D: Cannes Review - The Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
• Vivarelli, Nick (February 10, 2022). "Dario Argento on Mixing Horror With Tenderness in 'Dark Glasses' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

External links

• Sergio Stivaletti at IMDb