LUCIANA ARRIGHI

BIOGRAPHY

Luciana Arrighi is the daughter of an Italian diplomat and Australian mother, and was educated with her family world-wide. She studied Art and began work in the theatre both in Australia and Rome. She was fortunate to be selected by BBC TV. LONDON for their Designer Training Scheme, and became a Designer there with three films for Ken Russell: ISADORA, ROUSSEAU, and his work on the LAKELAND POETS.

Arrighi then took a two year sabbatical in Paris to become top mannequin for Yves St. Laurent where she also learnt much about costume making and the obsessive perfection of Haute Couture.

With this knowledge, she returned to London to design costumes for the D’Oyley Carte’s new production of THE GONDOLIERS. When Ken Russell moved to feature films, he asked her to design the sets for WOMEN IN LOVE After this came John Schlesinger’s SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY. She worked repeatedly for Schlesinger on MADAM SOUSATZKA, and THE INNOCENT, and on his operas – BALLO IN MASCHERA for the SALZBURG FESTIVAL under Herbert von Karajan with Placido Domingo; and later PETER GRIMES at La Scala Milano and Los Angeles Opera.

She returned to Australia to design both sets and costumes for Gillian Armstrong’s MY BRILLIANT CAREER. Also for Gillian Armstrong, she designed sets and costumes for MRS SOFFEL, and was Production Designer on OSCAR AND LUCINDA. Whilst in Australia, Arrighi designed for both theatre, and opera at Australian Opera, including costumes for TROVATORE with Joan Sutherland, and THE MAKROPOULOUS CASE with Elisabeth Soderstrom.

Opera designs continued, including TANNHAUSER for Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and OTELLO with Placido Domingo at Vienna Staatsoper.

Films began to dominate, and her best known work is with the Merchant Ivory team; HOWARDS END, for which she was awarded the Oscar for Production Design, REMAINS OF THE DAY (Oscar nomination). SURVIVING PICASSO, and ONLY YOU for Norman Jewison followed; then SENSE AND SENSIBILITY for Ang Lee, and JAKOB THE LIAR with Robin Williams, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, and ANNA AND THE KING (Oscar nomination)

Following films have been POSSESSION, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST, BEING JULIA, FADE TO BLACK, and also television for HBO: THE GATHERING STORM (BAFTA Award and Emmy nomination). MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA, MY ZINC BED, INTO THE STORM (Emmy nomination 2009), and FROM TIME TO TIME, written and directed by Julian Fellowes.

Recent films have been: ANGELICA directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, THE MAN WHO NEW INFINITY directed by Matt Brown, INTERLUDE IN PRAGUE directed by John Stephenson, and THE CATCHER WAS A SPY directed by Ben Lewin.

Arrighi is married with two grown-up children, and they divide their time between London, and France. Among other interests she has illustrated six published children’s books.

This year she was awarded the Australian Order of Merit.

FEATURE FILMS

2017 THE CATCHER WAS A SPY

2016/2017 INTERLUDE IN PRAGUE

2014 THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY

2013 ANGELICA

2011-2012 SINGULARITY

2008 FROM TIME TO TIME

2007 INTO THE STORM

2007 MY ZINC BED

2006 JOURNEY HOME
(development)

2005 FADE TO BLACK

2003 BEING JULIA

2002 MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA
* Emmy nomination 2003

2001 THE GATHERING STORM

* BAFTA TV Award 2003 for Best

Production Design

2001 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

2000 POSSESSION

1999 ANNA AND THE KING

* Academy nomination 2000

* ADG nomination 2000

* Italian Silver Ribbon nomination 2000

* Golden Satellite nomination 2000

1998 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

1997 JAKOB THE LIAR

1996 OSCAR AND LUCINDA
* AFI Award 1998

1995 SURVIVING PICASSO

1995 SENSE & SENSIBILITY
* BAFTA nomination 1996

1994 VICTORY

1993 ONLY YOU

1992 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
* Academy nomination 1994

1992 THE INNOCENT

1991 HOWARDS END

* Academy Award 1993

* BAFTA nomination 1993

* Italian Silver Ribbon Award 1993

1990 CLOSE MY EYES

1988 THE RAINBOW

1987 MADAME SOUSATZKA

1983 MRS SOFFEL

1982 THE PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH

1982 PRIVATES ON PARADE

1981 THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER

1979 MY BRILLIANT CAREER
*Australian Film Institute Award 1979

1978 THE NIGHT, THE PROWLER
*Australian Film Institute Award 1979

1977 WATERSHIP DOWN
(Myth Sequence)

1970 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

1968/9 WOMEN IN LOVE

* BAFTA nomination 1970

Dir: Ben Lewin

Dir: John Stephenson

Dir: Matt Brown

Dir: Mitchell Lichtenstein

Dir: Roland Joffe

Dir: Julian Fellowes

Prods: Julian Fellowes, Paul Kingsley, Liz Trubridge, Ealing Studios, Fragile Films

Dir: Thaddeus O’Sullivan

Prods: Frank Doelger, Tracey Scoffield, Ann Wingate, Julie Payne

Scott Free Productions, HBO, BBC Films, Rainmark Films

Dir: Anthony Page

Dir: Liv Ullman

Prods: Peter Ker, Steven Haft

Dir: Oliver Parker

Prods: Barnaby Thompson, Trevor Ingman, Jonathan Olsberg, Fragile Films, Dakota Films

Dir: Istvan Szabo

Prod: Robert Lantos, First Choice Films,

Serendipity Point Films

Dir: Richard Loncraine

Prod: Ann Wingate, HBO, Canine Films

Dir: Richard Loncraine

Prods: Frank Dueller, David M Thompson, HBO Films, Scott Free Productions

Dir: Oliver Parker

Prod: Barnaby Thompson, Fragile Films, Miramar Films

Dir: Neil LaBute

Prods: Paula Weinstein, Barry Levinson

Warner Bros Pictures, Focus Features

Dir: Andy Tennant

Prods: Lawrence Bender, Ed Elbert Fox

Dir: Michael Hoffman

Prods: Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Dir: Peter Kassovitz

Prods: Steven Haft, Marsha Graces Williams Tri Star Pictures

Dir: Gillian Armstrong

Prods: Robin Dalton, Timothy White, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Dir: James Ivory

Prods: David L Wolper, Ismail Merchant, Merchant Ivory Productions, David L Wolper Productions

Dir: Ang Lee

Prod: Lindsay Doran Columbia Pictures

Dir: Mark Peploe

Prod: Simon Bosanquet Telescope Films, RPC, Canal+

Dir: Norman Jewison

Prods: Robert N Fried, Norman Jewison, Charles Mulvehill, Cary Woods, TriStar Pictures

Dir: James Ivory

Prods: John Calley, Mike Nichols Ismail Merchant, Columbia Pictures, Merchant Ivory Prods

Dir: John Schlesinger Prods: Norma Heyman, Wieland Schulz-Keil, Chris Sievernich Miramax Films, DEFA

Dir: James Ivory

Prod: Ismail Merchant Merchant Ivory Productions

Dir: Steven Poliakoff Prod: Therese Pickard Channel Four Films

Dir: Ken Russell Prod: Ken Russell Vestron Pictures Ltd

Dir: John Schlesinger Prod: Robin Dalton Odeon Films

Dir: Gillian Armstrong

Prods: David Nicksay, Scott Rudin, Edgar J Scherick, MGM

Dir: Richard Eyre

Prods: Simon Relph, Ann Scott Goldcrest Films International

Dir: Michael Blakemore
Prods: George Harrison, Denis O’Brien, Simon Relph Handmade Films Ltd

Dir: Alan Bridges

Prods: Simon Relph, Ann Skinner Skreba Films

Dir: Gillian Armstrong

Prod: Margaret Fink, New South Wales Film Corp, GUO

Dir: Jim Sharman

Prod: Anthony Buckley New South Wales Film Corp

Dir: Martin Rosen
Prod: Martin Rosen Nepenthe Productions

Dir: John Schlesinger
Prod: Joseph Janni Vectia Films

Dir: Ken Russell

Prod: Larry Kramer Brandywine Productions Ltd

OPERA

2000 PETER GRIMES
Production Designer

1989 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Costume Designer

1987 OTELLO
Costume Designer

1986 RIGOLETTO
Costume Designer

1984 TANNHAUSER
Costume Designer

1984 I VESPRI SICILIANI
Costume Designer

1983 IL TROVATORE
Costume Designer

1982 THE MAKROPOULOS
CASE Costume Designer

1981 LA BUONA FIGLIOULA
Designer

1980 DEATH IN VENICE
Costume Designer

1973 CATILINE
Designer

1967 THE GONDOLIERS
Costume Designer

Dir: John Schlesinger Teatro La Scala, Milan & Los Angeles
Opera LA

Dir: John Schlesinger With Herbert Von Karajan Salzberg Festival

Dir: Peter Wood Vienna State Opera

Dir: Anthony Besch

Forum Filharmonisch Opera, Enschede, Holland

Dir: Elijah Moshinsky Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Dir: Elijah Moshinsky Geneva Opera

Dir: Elijah Moshinsky Australian Opera

Dir: Elijah Moshinsky Adelaide Festival Of The Arts

Dir: Norman Ayrton Australian Opera

Dir: Jim Sharman

Adelaide Festival Of The Arts

Dir: Anthony Besch Scottish Opera

Dir: Anthony Besch D’oyly Carte, London

THEATRE

1990 SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
Costume Designer

1988 RING AROUND THE MOON
Costume Designer

1981 LULU

Costume Designer

1980 CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Costume Designer

1980 A PRECIOUS WOMAN
Production Designer

1979 VISIONS
Production Designer

1979 PANDORA’S CROSS
Costume Designer

1972 I AND ALBERT
Production Designer

Dir: Peter Wood, National Theatre, London

Dir: Elijah Moshinsky Chichester Festival

Dir: Jim Sharman

State Theatre Company Of South Australia And Sydney Theatre Company

Dir: Richard Wherrett Sydney Theatre Company

Dir: Rex Cramphorn Paris Theatre

Dir: Jim Sharman Paris Theatre

Dir: John Schlesinger West End, London