Patrizia von Brandenstein Biography ((?)-)

Born in Arizona; father, an army warrant officer; married second husband, Stuart Wurtzel (a production designer); children: Kimberly. Addresses: Agent: Lawrence Mirisch, Mirisch Agency, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067-4011.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Production designer, art director, costume designer

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Production Designer
  • Hester Street, 1975
  • Girlfriends, Warner Bros., 1978
  • Heartland, Levitt-Pickman, 1979
  • Breaking Away, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
  • Tell Me a Riddle, Filmways, 1980
  • (With Tony Reading) Ragtime, Paramount, 1981
  • Silkwood, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Touched, Lorimar Productions/Wildwood Partners, 1983
  • Beat Street, Orion, 1984
  • Amadeus (also known as Peter Shaffer's Amadeus), Orion,1984
  • A Chorus Line, Columbia, 1985
  • The Money Pit, Universal, 1986
  • No Mercy, TriStar, 1986
  • The Untouchables, Paramount, 1987
  • Betrayed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
  • Working Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
  • The Lemon Sisters, Miramax, 1990
  • (With Doug Kraner) State of Grace, Orion, 1990
  • Postcards from the Edge, Columbia, 1990
  • Billy Bathgate, Buena Vista, 1991
  • Sneakers, Universal, 1992
  • Leap of Faith, Paramount, 1992
  • Six Degrees of Separation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
  • The Quick and the Dead, TriStar, 1995
  • Just Cause, Warner Bros., 1995
  • The People vs. Larry Flynt, Columbia, 1996
  • Mercury Rising, Universal, 1998
  • A Simple Plan (also known as Ein einfacher Plan and Un plan simple), Paramount, 1998
  • Man on the Moon (also known as Der Mondmann), Universal, 1999
  • Shaft, Paramount, 2000
  • Other Film Work
  • Set designer, The Candidate, Warner Bros., 1972
  • Costume designer (with Jennifer Nichols), Saturday Night Fever, Paramount, 1977
  • Costume designer, Between the Lines, Midwest, 1977
  • Costume designer, A Little Sex, Universal, 1982
  • Television Production Designer
  • Movies
  • The Gardener's Son, 1977
  • The Last Tenant, ABC, 1978
  • The Summer of My German Soldier, NBC, 1978
  • My Old Man, CBS, 1979
  • Hardhat and Legs, CBS, 1980
  • Witness Protection, HBO, 1999
  • South Pacific (also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific), ABC, 2001
  • Stage Costume Designer
  • Don't Shoot Mable It's Your Husband, Bouwerie Lane Theatre, New York City, 1968
  • Rosmersholm, Stage Two, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1974
  • Double Feature, Theater at St. Peters Church, New York City, 1981
  • Hizzoner!, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1989
  • Major Tours
  • Dylan, U.S. cities, 1970

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1996. Volume 4:Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press,
    • Women Filmmakers and Their Films, 1998. St. James Press,
    Periodicals
    • American Film, August, 1990, pp. 32-37, 46-47.