Vittorio Storaro
Vittorio Storaro (born June 24, 1940 in Rome ) is an Italian cameraman with an international career.
biography
Vittorio Storaro, whose father was a projectionist at Lux Vide , began studying photography at the age of 11 at the Duca D'Aosta Technical Photographic Institute , a technical school. At 18, Storaro was one of the youngest students to attend the Italian Cinemagraphic Training Center . After a change he graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia .
In 1960, at the age of 20, Storaro began working as a camera assistant and rose to become a camera operator in just one year. Storaro spent a lot of time studying paintings, which benefited him in his work. In 1962, Storaro made his debut as head cameraman on the sandal film The Normans .
At the end of the 1970s he became aware of Hollywood, especially directors Bernardo Bertolucci and Francis Ford Coppola , for whom Storaro oversaw numerous films. In 1980 he received his first Academy Award for Apocalypse Now . Two more Oscars and a nomination should follow.
At the same time, Storaro acts as a jury member at numerous film festivals, including Cannes and Venice .
In 2001, Vittorio Storaro was the youngest cameraman ever to be honored for his life's work by the American Society of Cinematographers , and only the second non-American after Sven Nykvist .
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: The Normans (I normanni)
- 1969: The secret of the black gloves (L'zccello dalle piume di cristallo)
- 1970: The Great Error (Il conformista)
- 1971: The Aeneid (Aeneid) (TV miniseries)
- 1972: The last tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi)
- 1973: Malizia
- 1973: Blu Gang
- 1976: 1900 (Novecento)
- 1979: Apocalypse Now
- 1979: The Secret of Agatha Christie (Agatha)
- 1979: La Luna
- 1981: Reds
- 1982: One from the Heart (One from the Heart)
- 1983: Wagner - The life and work of Richard Wagner (Wagner)
- 1985: The Day of the Hawk (Ladyhawke)
- 1987: Ishtar
- 1987: The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- 1988: Tucker
- 1989: New York Stories (New York Stories)
- 1990: Dick Tracy
- 1990: The Sheltering Sky ( The Sheltering Sky )
- 1993: Little Buddha
- 1998: Bulworth
- 1998: Tango
- 1999: Goya ( Goya en Burdeos )
- 2000: Dune - The Desert Planet ( Frank Herbert's Dune )
- 2000: I only took apart my wife ( Picking Up the Pieces )
- 2005: Dominion: Exorcist - The Beginning of Evil ( Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist )
- 2016: Café Society
- 2017: Wonder Wheel
- 2019: A Rainy Day in New York
Awards (selection)
- 4 Oscar nominations in the Best Camera category , including three awards :
- 1980: Apocalypse Now
- 1982: Reds
- 1988: The Last Emperor ( The Last Emperor )
- 1991: Dick Tracy (nomination)
- 4 BAFTA nominations, one of which was awarded
- 1980: Apocalypse Now (nomination)
- 1983: Reds (nomination)
- 1989: The Last Emperor ( The Last Emperor )
- 1991: The Sheltering Sky ( The Sheltering Sky )
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- 1991: The Sheltering Sky ( The Sheltering Sky )
- 1994: Little Buddha
- 1999: Tango (1998)
- 2008: Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1994: Camerimage - Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1988: David di Donatello for The Last Emperor ( The Last Emperor )
- 2000: European Film Award for Goya ( Goya En Burdeos )
- 2001: Emmy for Der Wüstenplanet ( Dune )
Web links
- Vittorio Storaro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Storaro, Vittorio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |