Raffaele Mertes
Raffaele Mertes (born July 8, 1956 in Rome ) is an Italian cameraman , director , screenwriter and producer .
Work
From 1978 to 1983 he worked as a camera assistant in Italian and international productions, and since 1982 he has worked as a cameraman in numerous films. In 1998 he made his directorial debut with Amo Costanza ma senza speranza .
Raffaele Mertes became known as a cameraman and director for his numerous works on biblical subjects .
His best-known directing project is a four-part series of indirect Jesus films made between 1999 and 2001, in which the person of Jesus is successively illuminated from the perspective of four biblical persons: Joseph von Nazareth (1999), Maria Magdalena (2000), Judas (2001) and Thomas (2001). The series was marketed in the Italian original under the overall title Gli amici di Gesù (“The Friends of Jesus”) and shown on Austrian television under the title Jesus Legenden . In the US the DVD series was titled Close to Jesus and in Germany the DVD edition was titled The Bible. New Testament. People who met Jesus.
Filmography (selection)
camera
- 1985: Er Moretto - Living From Love - Director: Simon Bischoff
- 1990; Il ritorno del grande amico - Director: Giorgio Molteni
- 1993: aura (trauma)
- 1993: La corsa dell'innocente - Director: Carlo Carlei
- 1995: The Trap (L'ultimo concerto)
- 1996: The Bible - David (Davide)
- 1998: The Bible - Jeremiah (Jeremiah)
- 1999: The Bible - Jesus (Jesus)
Director
- 1998: Amo Costanza ma senza speranza
- 1999: The Bible - Esther (Ester)
- 1999: Joseph of Nazareth (Giuseppe di Nazaret)
- 2000: Questa casa non è un albergo (TV series)
- 2000: Maria Magdalena (Maria Maddalena)
- 2001: Judas (Giuda)
- 2001: Thomas (Tommaso)
- 2002: Carabinieri (TV series)
- 2002: The Bible - Apocalypse (San Giovanni - L'apocalisse)
- 2005: Carabinieri sotto copertura
- 2006: La sacra famiglia
literature
Thomas Langkau: 8. The film series "Jesus Legends" by Raffaele Mertes. In: ders .: Film star Jesus Christ: the latest Jesus films as a challenge for theology and religious education. Lit Verlag , Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3825801960 ; Pp. 153-165.
Web links
- Raffaele Mertes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 285
- ↑ Thomas Langkau: The film series "Jesus Legends" by Raffaele Mertes. In: ders .: Film star Jesus Christ. Berlin 2007, p. 153
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mertes, Raffaele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cameraman, director, screenwriter and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |