Jump to content

Moidele Bickel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Bernadette Villard)

Moidele Bickel
Born(1937-03-06)6 March 1937
Died16 May 2016(2016-05-16) (aged 79)
Berlin, Germany
Other namesBernadette Vilard
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1972–2016

Moidele Bickel (6 March 1937 – 16 May 2016) was a German costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film Queen Margot (1994).

Career

[edit]

Bickel was born and raised in Munich, Bavaria. She began her career creating costumes for various productions at the Theater am Turm in Frankfurt. Then she moved to Berlin in 1970 and started frequent collaborations with renowned director Peter Stein on his numerous theater and opera productions, a partnership that lasted for 22 years. They first worked together at the Schaubühne am Halleschen Ufer before relocating to the newly renovated venue at Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz in 1981.[1]

Beside her work on various stage designs, Bickel was known for her extensive career in German as well as international film productions, where she occasionally used the alias Bernadette Vilard.[2] In particular, she attained a great deal of acclaim and received the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for Éric Rohmer's historical drama film The Marquise of O (1976) and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for another period piece, Patrice Chéreau's Queen Margot (1994).

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Association Year Category Work Result Ref.
Academy Awards 1994 Best Costume Design Queen Margot Nominated [3]
BAFTA Film Awards 1976 Best Costume Design The Marquise of O Won [4]
César Awards 1993 Best Costume Design Germinal Won [5]
1994 La Reine Margot Won
David di Donatello Awards 1994 Best Costumes Nominated
German Film Awards 2009 Best Costume Design The White Ribbon Won [6]

Death and legacy

[edit]

Bickel died on 16 May 2016, at the age of 79 at her home in Berlin.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Kostümbildnerin Moidele Bickel gestorben". DiePresse.com. 17 May 2016.
  2. ^ In the 2001 film Diamond Earrings, Bickel was credited under the name Bernadette Vilard. "Full Cast & Crew: Diamond Earrings (2001): Costume Design by…". IMDb. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The 30th British Academy Film Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Moidèle Bickel". Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. ^ Roxborough, Scott (23 April 2010). "'White Ribbon' tops Germany's Lolas". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
[edit]