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
January 01, 1970
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 Notes 1957 Lauta mancia Fabio De Agostini 1960 The Employee Gianni Puccini Long Night in 1943 Florestano Vancini Le svedesi Gian Luigi Polidoro 1961 The Assassin Elio Petri Tiro al piccione Giuliano Montaldo Divorce Italian Style Pietro Germi With Leonida Barboni Leoni al sole Vittorio Caprioli 1962 Parigi o cara Terrible Sheriff Alberto De MartinoAntonio Momplet With Dario Di Palma and Ricardo Torres 1963 Omicron Ugo Gregoretti 1964 Liola Alessandro Blasetti With Leonida Barboni and Tonino Delli Colli Red Desert Michelangelo Antonioni The Naked Hours Marco Vicario 1965 Terror Creatures from the Grave Massimo Pupillo 1966 L armata Brancaleone Mario Monicelli A Question of Honour Luigi Zampa With Luciano Trasatti Blowup Michelangelo Antonioni 1967 I Married You for Fun Luciano Salce On My Way to the Crusades I Met a Girl Who Pasquale Festa Campanile 1968 The Girl with the Pistol Mario Monicelli 1969 The Scarlet Lady Jean Valere The Appointment Sidney Lumet Help Me My Love Alberto Sordi 1970 The Pizza Triangle Ettore Scola Nini Tirabuscio la donna che invento la mossa Marcello Fondato La pacifista Smetti di piovere Miklos Jancso 1971 La supertestimone Franco Giraldi That s How We Women Are Dino Risi 1972 Gli ordini sono ordini Franco Giraldi 1979 Together Armenia Balducci 1981 Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man Bernardo Bertolucci 1982 Identification of a Woman Michelangelo Antonioni 1983 The Black Stallion Returns Robert Dalva Gabriela Bruno Barreto 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters Woody Allen Off Beat Michael Dinner 1987 Radio Days Woody Allen The Secret of My Success Herbert Ross September Woody Allen 1990 Alice 1991 Shadows and Fog 1992 Husbands and Wives 1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery 1994 Bullets Over Broadway The Monster Roberto Benigni 1995 Mighty Aphrodite Woody Allen 1996 Everyone Says I Love You 1997 Deconstructing Harry Short films edit Year Title Director Notes 1963 Le lievre et la tortue Alessandro Blasetti Segment of Three Fables of Love 1965 Il provino Michelangelo Antonioni Segment of The Three Faces 1966 Fata Sabina Luciano Salce Segment of Sex Quartet 1970 Il frigorifero Mario Monicelli Segment of Le coppie 1989 Roma Michelangelo Antonioni Segment of 12 registi per 12 citta Television edit Year Title Director Notes 1981 Great Performances Jean Pierre Ponnelle Episode La clemenza di Tito 1983 Ritorno a Lisca Bianca Michelangelo Antonioni TV documentary short 1994 Don t Drink the Water Woody Allen TV movie Director 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 Archived from the original on 12 December 2019 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 portal Carlo Di Palma at IMDb Carlo Di Palma interview by Nicholas Pasquariello in April 1974 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlo Di Palma amp oldid 1185354027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,