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Italian Cinematographer Di Palma Dies at 79


Tim Tyler

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Italian director of photography Carlo Di Palma died on Friday, July 9 at the age of 79. The revered cinematographer died in his native Rome after succumbing to a long illness, according to news reports.

 

Di Palma was born on April 17, 1925 in Rome. He entered the film business as a camera assistant and began working as a cinematographer in 1954. It was his command of color on director Michelangelo Antonioni's "The Red Desert" in 1964 that first gained him attention and acclaim.

 

What followed was a long and lucrative career working alongside Italy's most respected directors. His impressive resume includes: Antonioni's chilling mystery "Blow-Up," "Ossessione" for Luchino Visconti, Robert Rossellini's "Rome, Open City," Bernardo Bertolucci's "Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man," Pietro Germi's "Divorce, Italian Style, Ettore Scola's "Jealousy, Italian Style," and Vittorio De Sica's "The Bicycle Thief."

 

In the '80s, Di Palma began his multi-film collaboration with American director Woody Allen. The 11 films include "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Manhattan Murder Mystery," "Bullets Over Broadway," "Mighty Aphrodite" and "Deconstructing Harry."

 

Di Palma is survived by his wife Adriana Chiesa, a film distribution executive.

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