Carlo Di Palma
Carlo Di Palma (born April 17, 1925 in Rome , † July 9, 2004 there ) was an Italian cameraman .
Life
Di Palma began in 1942 as camera assistant to Aldo Tonti and Domenico Scala and worked in this position for about ten years with the best cameramen of the time. Between 1951 and 1954 he worked as a camera operator for some now forgotten films, but also for Carlo Lizzani's Achtung! Banditi! . Matured as head cameraman in 1956, he made numerous notable films in the decades that followed, in which his experimental technique already came to fruition with black and white films (such as Kapò or Omicron ), but finally with the breakthrough of color film. Works like The Red Desert or Blow Up (both by Michelangelo Antonioni ) benefited decisively from Di Palma's use of chromatography .
In the mid-1970s, Di Palma also directed; Among his three film comedies, his debut Teresa la ladra (1973) based on the novel by Dacia Maraini , in which his then partner Monica Vitti played the leading role, stands out.
In 1983 Di Palma went to the US , where he became Woody Allen's regular cameraman .
He has been awarded the Nastro d'Argento Prize by Italian film critics four times . In 2003 he received a European Film Award for his outstanding contribution to cinema. The award for the best camera work is named after him. He worked with most of the major directors in Italian cinema.
Filmography (selection)
camera
- 1956: Lauta mancia
- 1960: The long night of 43 (La lunga notte del '43)
- 1961: Divorce in Italian (Divorzio all'italiana)
- 1964: The red desert
- 1966: The incredible adventures of the laudable knight Branca Leone (L'armata Brancaleone)
- 1966: A question of honor ( Una questione d'onore )
- 1966: Blow Up (Blow-up)
- 1966: The Playmates (Le fate)
- 1968: You don't catch men with pistols (La ragazza con la pistola)
- 1969: A touch of sensuality (The Appointment)
- 1970: Jealousy in Italian (Dramma della gelosia)
- 1981: The tragedy of a ridiculous man (La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo)
- 1986: Hannah and her Sisters
- 1986: Off Beat - Let the cops dance (Off Beat)
- 1987: The Secret of My Success (The Secret of My Success)
- 1987: Radio Days
- 1987: September
- 1990: Alice
- 1991: Shadows and Fog (Shadows and Fog)
- 1992: Husbands and Wives (Husbands and Wives)
- 1993: Manhattan Murder Mystery (Manhattan Murder Mystery)
- 1994: Bullets Over Broadway (Bullets over Broadway)
- 1995: Beloved Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite)
- 1996: Everyone Says I Love You (Everyone Says I Love You)
- 1997: Harry beside himself (Deconstructing Harry)
Director
- 1973: Theresa the thief (Teresa la ladra)
- 1975: Lucky Girls (Qui comincia l'avventura) (also screenplay)
Web links
- Carlo Di Palma in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Di Palma in the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 155
- ↑ ilcorto.eu (ital.)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Di Palma, Carlo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 2004 |
Place of death | Rome |