Enzo Sciotti

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Enzo Sciotti
Born September 24, 1944
Rome, Italy
Died April 11, 2021 (aged 76)
Nationality Italian
Known for Poster art, illustration

Enzo Sciotti (September 24, 1944 – April 11, 2021) was an Italian artist and illustrator. Sciotti is known for his illustrations of more than 3000 movie posters,[1] including The Beyond, Demons, The Blood of Heroes and several other Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, and Lamberto Bava films. He also painted covers for comics,[2][user-generated source] albums[3][user-generated source] and home video releases.[4]

Early life

Scotti was born in Rome, Italy.[5] Thanks to his great ability for drawing and his passion for the world of cinema, Sciotti, at the age of 16, found a job as an artist at a graphics studio producing movie posters in Rome.[6] After 15 years, Sciotti opened his own studio in Rome.[citation needed]

Career

In the 1980s, he became one of the best-known European artists of cinema posters. In his long career Sciotti worked on many films directed by Lucio Fulci, like The House by the Cemetery, Manhattan Baby, and A Cat in the Brain and also with other directors like Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, David Lynch, George Romero, David Webb Peoples, and the Coen brothers.[1][7][better source needed]

Sciotti was an active artist who worked with his agency until his death in April 2021.[8][9][better source needed]

Selected filmography

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References

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External links

Interviews

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