Carlo Di Palma (17 April 1925 – 9 July 2004) was an Italian cinematographer, renowned for his work on both color and black-and-white films, whose most famous collaborations were with Michelangelo Antonioni and Woody Allen.
Carlo Di Palma was born into a poor Roman family; his mother was a flower seller on the Spanish Steps,[1] while his father was a camera operator for a number of Italian film studios.[2] In an interview shortly before his death, Di Palma recounted his childhood memories of observing his father in action: "I'd run to the studio or the location, and watch my father work. I was fascinated by the whole experience. I would stand on a crate sometimes and watch. All of the people that were on the location were pleasant to me. I was very quiet and observant, so with that they let me stay on set. I would watch many different directors over and over."[2]
Di Palma was hired to shoot Allen's film Anything Else (2003), and actually started location scouting before failing an insurance physical, which was required for all key personnel on the crew, resulting in his replacement by Darius Khondji, to Di Palma's great disappointment, as he had been eager to work again after having been on the sidelines for the past six years.[4]
Personal lifeedit
In the 1980s, Di Palma married Adriana Chiesa, an exporter of Italian films. She nursed him through his final illness.[1]
Carlo Di Palma interview, by Nicholas Pasquariello in April, 1974
October 27, 2023
carlo, palma, april, 1925, july, 2004, italian, cinematographer, renowned, work, both, color, black, white, films, whose, most, famous, collaborations, were, with, michelangelo, antonioni, woody, allen, born, 1925, april, 1925rome, italydied9, july, 2004, 2004. Carlo Di Palma 17 April 1925 9 July 2004 was an Italian cinematographer renowned for his work on both color and black and white films whose most famous collaborations were with Michelangelo Antonioni and Woody Allen Carlo Di PalmaBorn 1925 04 17 17 April 1925Rome ItalyDied9 July 2004 2004 07 09 aged 79 Rome ItalyOccupationCinematographerYears active1954 1997SpouseAdriana Chiesa Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later years 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5 1 Cinematographer 5 1 1 Film 5 1 2 Short films 5 1 3 Television 5 2 Director 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editCarlo Di Palma was born into a poor Roman family his mother was a flower seller on the Spanish Steps 1 while his father was a camera operator for a number of Italian film studios 2 In an interview shortly before his death Di Palma recounted his childhood memories of observing his father in action I d run to the studio or the location and watch my father work I was fascinated by the whole experience I would stand on a crate sometimes and watch All of the people that were on the location were pleasant to me I was very quiet and observant so with that they let me stay on set I would watch many different directors over and over 2 Career editDi Palma s collaborations with Antonioni included Il deserto rosso 1964 the Il provino segment in I tre volti 1965 Blowup 1966 Identification of a Woman Identificazione di una donna 1982 With Woody Allen he worked on Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 Radio Days 1987 September 1987 Alice 1990 Shadows and Fog 1991 Husbands and Wives 1992 Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993 Bullets over Broadway 1994 Don t Drink the Water 1994 Mighty Aphrodite 1995 Everyone Says I Love You 1996 and Deconstructing Harry 1997 He also worked with many other noted film directors during his long and productive career He is also a little known film director 3 Carlo Di Palma moved from Italy to the United States in 1983 He won a Silver Ribbon for best cinematography four times in 1965 for Il deserto rosso in 1967 for L armata Brancaleone in 1993 for Shadows and Fog and in 1997 for Mighty Aphrodite as well as the Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema award in 2003 Later years editDi Palma was hired to shoot Allen s film Anything Else 2003 and actually started location scouting before failing an insurance physical which was required for all key personnel on the crew resulting in his replacement by Darius Khondji to Di Palma s great disappointment as he had been eager to work again after having been on the sidelines for the past six years 4 Personal life editIn the 1980s Di Palma married Adriana Chiesa an exporter of Italian films She nursed him through his final illness 1 Filmography editCinematographer edit Film edit Year Title Director Notes1957 Lauta mancia Fabio De Agostini1960 The Employee Gianni PucciniLong Night in 1943 Florestano VanciniLe svedesi Gian Luigi Polidoro1961 The Assassin Elio PetriTiro al piccione Giuliano MontaldoDivorce Italian Style Pietro Germi With Leonida BarboniLeoni al sole Vittorio Caprioli1962 Parigi o caraTerrible Sheriff Alberto De MartinoAntonio Momplet With Dario Di Palma and Ricardo Torres1963 Omicron Ugo Gregoretti1964 Liola Alessandro Blasetti With Leonida Barboni and Tonino Delli ColliRed Desert Michelangelo AntonioniThe Naked Hours Marco Vicario1965 Terror Creatures from the Grave Massimo Pupillo1966 L armata Brancaleone Mario MonicelliA Question of Honour Luigi Zampa With Luciano TrasattiBlowup Michelangelo Antonioni1967 I Married You for Fun Luciano SalceOn My Way to the Crusades I Met a Girl Who Pasquale Festa Campanile1968 The Girl with the Pistol Mario Monicelli1969 The Scarlet Lady Jean ValereThe Appointment Sidney LumetHelp Me My Love Alberto Sordi1970 The Pizza Triangle Ettore ScolaNini Tirabuscio la donna che invento la mossa Marcello FondatoLa pacifista Smetti di piovere Miklos Jancso1971 La supertestimone Franco GiraldiThat s How We Women Are Dino Risi1972 Gli ordini sono ordini Franco Giraldi1979 Together Armenia Balducci1981 Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man Bernardo Bertolucci1982 Identification of a Woman Michelangelo Antonioni1983 The Black Stallion Returns Robert DalvaGabriela Bruno Barreto1986 Hannah and Her Sisters Woody AllenOff Beat Michael Dinner1987 Radio Days Woody AllenThe Secret of My Success Herbert RossSeptember Woody Allen1990 Alice1991 Shadows and Fog1992 Husbands and Wives1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery1994 Bullets Over BroadwayThe Monster Roberto Benigni1995 Mighty Aphrodite Woody Allen1996 Everyone Says I Love You1997 Deconstructing HarryShort films edit Year Title Director Notes1963 Le lievre et la tortue Alessandro Blasetti Segment of Three Fables of Love1965 Il provino Michelangelo Antonioni Segment of The Three Faces1966 Fata Sabina Luciano Salce Segment of Sex Quartet1970 Il frigorifero Mario Monicelli Segment of Le coppie1989 Roma Michelangelo Antonioni Segment of 12 registi per 12 cittaTelevision edit Year Title Director Notes1981 Great Performances Jean Pierre Ponnelle Episode La clemenza di Tito 1983 Ritorno a Lisca Bianca Michelangelo Antonioni TV documentary short1994 Don t Drink the Water Woody Allen TV movieDirector edit Teresa the Thief 1973 Blonde in Black Leather 1975 Also writer Mimi Bluette fiore del mio giardino 1976 L addio a Enrico Berlinguer 1984 Documentary film References edit a b Lane John Francis 13 July 2004 Carlo Di Palma Italian master of cinematography The Guardian Retrieved 28 September 2012 a b Szklarski Stephen J Carlo Di Palma An interview Independent Film Quarterly Retrieved 28 September 2012 Moliterno Gino 2009 The A to Z of Italian Cinema Scarecrow Press pp 114 15 ISBN 9780810870598 Retrieved 8 December 2022 Tonguette Peter Carlo Di Palma An Appreciation and a Remembrance Senses of Cinema Film Victoria Retrieved 28 September 2012 External links edit nbsp Biography portalCarlo Di Palma at IMDb Carlo Di Palma interview by Nicholas Pasquariello in April 1974 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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