Dante Spinotti
Dante Spinotti, ASC , AIC (born August 22, 1943 in Tolmezzo , Udine Province , Friuli , Italy ) is an American cameraman of Italian origin.
Life
Spinotti began his career at Radiotelevisione Italiana before working in Kenya for almost 10 years with his uncle, who is also a cameraman .
In 1985 Dino De Laurentiis noticed him and introduced Spinotti to film director Michael Mann . The thriller Blood Moon made Spinotti's debut as a US cameraman. Since then, Spinotti has been behind the camera in numerous films. He also worked repeatedly with Michael Mann after Blutmond and was behind the camera on his films The Last of the Mohicans , Heat , Insider and Public Enemies . In 2002 he also worked as a cameraman for the Blutmond remake Roter Drache .
He lives with his wife Marcella in Los Angeles as well as in Rome and his hometown of Tolmezzo .
Filmography
- 1983: Duel of the best (I Paladini. Storia d'armi e d'amore)
- 1983: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Sogno di una notte d'estate)
- 1984: Cinderella '80 (Cenerentola '80)
- 1986: Blood Moon (Manhunter)
- 1986: The Lone Fighter (Choke Canyon)
- 1986: Crimes of the Heart (Crimes of the Heart)
- 1987: career with left (From the Hip)
- 1988: Molly's Innocence (Illegally Yours)
- 1991: Frankie & Johnny (Frankie and Johnny)
- 1991: Hudson Hawk - The Master Thief (Hudson Hawk)
- 1991: The Price of Power (True Colors)
- 1992: The Last of the Mohicans (The Last of the Mohicans)
- 1994: Nell
- 1995: Quick and the Dead (The Quick and the Dead)
- 1995: Heat
- 1997: LA Confidential
- 1998: Goodbye Lover
- 1999: Insider (The Insider)
- 1999: Normally in love (The Other Sister)
- 2000: The WonderBoys (The Wonder Boys)
- 2000: Family Man (The Family Man)
- 2001: bandits! (Bandits)
- 2002: Red Dragon (Red Dragon)
- 2003: After the Sunset
- 2006: X- Men: The Last Stand
- 2006: The Contract
- 2008: Deception
- 2008: Flash of Genius
- 2009: Public Enemies
- 2010: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
- 2011: Temporary gangster (Tower Heist)
- 2014: Hercules
- 2015: I Saw the Light
- 2015: Edge (TV movie)
- 2018: Ant-Man and the Wasp
- 2019: Black and Blue
Awards (selection)
- 2 Oscar nominations, for LA Confidential and Insider
- 1 BAFTA Award for The Last of the Mohicans
- 1 nomination for LA Confidential
- ASC Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers in 2012
Web links
- Dante Spinotti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Spinotti, Dante |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spinotti, Dante (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tolmezzo , Udine Province , Friuli , Italy |