Biography
Costume designer Enrico Sabbatini specialized in lavish historical productions for movies, theater, and television both in his native Italy and internationally. Historical accuracy, simplicity, and realism were hallmarks of Sabbatini's designs. In 1986, he received an Oscar nomination for re-creating 18th century dress in Roland Joffe's
The Mission. Sabbatini learned his craft under Italy's famed designers
Marcel Escoffier and Giulio Coltellacci. While working with the latter, Sabbatini clothed
Sophia Loren in
C'era una Volta/More Than a Miracle (1967). Through the '60s, Sabbatini worked with some of Italy's most famous directors, including
Vittorio De Sica and
Dino Risi. He designed costumes for his first U.S. film,
Bloodline, in 1979. Sabbatini's Hollywood films also include
Old Gringo (1989) and
Seven Years in Tibet (1997). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide