Dario Di Palma

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Dario Di Palma (born November 6, 1932 in Rome , † October 24, 2004 there ) was an Italian cameraman .

Life

As a teenager, Di Palma came into the industry through his father, the chief electrician of the Roman Safa Palatino film and television studios, and was allowed to work for the first time in 1949 as an assistant in a film called Vogliamoci bene! contribute. In the following years he assisted the cameramen Gianni Di Venanzo and Carlo Di Palma , the latter his uncle, who was only seven and a half years older. In 1959, Dario Di Palma rose to become a simple cameraman under the leadership of his uncle, and in this position he was involved in the making of several popular Italian films, most recently Michelangelo Antonioni's The Red Desert . In the meantime he was allowed to lead the second unit team in 1961 as chief cameraman for the historical and sandal film Romulus and Remus .

From 1962 he worked regularly as chief cameraman. In the next two decades Dario Di Palma photographed mostly secondary films for mostly less important directors. He was able to deliver his better work in collaboration with directors such as Federico Fellini , Lina Wertmüller , Sergio Corbucci , Ettore Scola , Valerio Zurlini and Marguerite Duras . Dario was also behind the camera on two of his uncle Carlo Di Palma's three trips to film directing (Teresa la ladra and Qui comincia l'avventura) in the 1970s. After the suicide of his son on the set of a film with Scola ( The Dirty, the Ugly and the Common , 1976) Dario Di Palma gradually withdrew from the public; he is said to have struggled with depression. However, after he recovered, he was unable to gain a foothold in the film and television industries. Dario Di Palma died just three and a half months after his uncle Carlo.

Filmography

  • 1961: Romulus and Remus (Romolo e Remo) (second unit camera)
  • 1962: Due contro tutti
  • 1963: Perseus - the invincible (Perseo l'invincibile)
  • 1963: Amore in four dimensions (Amore in quattro dimensioni)
  • 1966: Rita la zanzara
  • 1966: Lo scandalo
  • 1966: The Playmates (Le fate)
  • 1966: The oldest trade in the world (Le plus vieux métier du monde)
  • 1968: The Trap (La morte ha fatto l'uovo)
  • 1968: La Bambolona - the big doll (La bambolona)
  • 1969: Lovemaker (Lovemaker - L'uomo per fare l'amore)
  • 1969: Drive to Hell, you scoundrels (Gli specialisti)
  • 1969: Squaring Love (Cuori solitari)
  • 1970: The Clowns (I Clowns)
  • 1970: Fermate il mondo ... voglio scendere!
  • 1972: Mimi, offended in his honor (Mimí metallurgico ferito nell'onore)
  • 1972: The planet Venus (Pianeta Venere)
  • 1972: October in Rimini (La prima notte di quiete)
  • 1973: Cari genitori
  • 1973: The assassination of Matteotti (Il delitto Matteotti)
  • 1973: Teresa the thief (Teresa la ladra)
  • 1974: Bitter Love (Amore amaro)
  • 1974: Noa Noa
  • 1975: Lucky Girls ( Qui comincia l'avventura )
  • 1976: The dirty, the ugly and the mean (Brutti, sporchi e cattivi)
  • 1976: Pigs with wings (Porci con le ali)
  • 1977: Un anno di scuola (TV movie)
  • 1978: Madame Bovary (TV six-parter)
  • 1979: I giorni cantati
  • 1979: A Strange Game (La giacca verde, TV movie)
  • 1980: Bello di mamma
  • 1980: La ragazza di Via Millelire
  • 1983: Amore tossico
  • 1983: Il dialogo di Roma
  • 1984: L'addio a Enrico Berlinguer (documentary)
  • 1988: Colletti Bianchi (TV series)
  • 1988: Una casa a Roma (TV movie)
  • 1990: Marianna, teacher with passion (Una vita in gioco, TV film)

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personal data
SURNAME Di Palma, Dario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome , Italy
DATE OF DEATH October 24, 2004
Place of death Rome , Italy