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Carlo Di Palma is a Director, Scriptwriter, Second Unit Director of Photography, Editor and Cinematography Italien born on 17 april 1925 at Rome (Italie)

Carlo Di Palma

Carlo Di Palma
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Nationality Italie
Birth 17 april 1925 at Rome (Italie)
Death 9 july 2004 (at 79 years) at Rome (Italie)

Carlo Di Palma (17 April 1925, Rome – 9 July 2004, Rome) was an Italian cinematographer, renowned for his work on both color and black-and-white films, whose most famous collabrations were with Michelangelo Antonioni and Woody Allen.

Biography

Carlo Di Palma débute comme deuxième, puis premier assistant opérateur sur des films italiens, entre 1942 et 1954 et devient directeur de la photographie à partir de 1956, travaillant notamment avec Michelangelo Antonioni. En 1983, il s'installe pour plusieurs années aux États-Unis, où il rencontre Woody Allen, dont il sera (comme son collègue suédois Sven Nykvist) l'un des collaborateurs attitrés sur onze films et un téléfilm, de 1986 à 1997. Il revient ensuite finir ses jours en Italie.

Dans les années 1970, il réalise trois comédies italiennes, jouées par Monica Vitti, alors sa compagne, et il est aussi le scénariste de l'une d'elles. En 1980, il est directeur de la photo d'une production de La clemenza di Tito, opéra de Mozart mis en scène par Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, pour la télévision italienne.

Il est l'oncle de Dario Di Palma (1932-2004), également chef opérateur.

Best films

The Secret of My Success (1987)
(Director of Photography)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
(Director of Photography)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
(Director of Photography)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
(Director of Photography)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
(Director of Photography)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

Woody Allen
Woody Allen
(12 films)
Monica Vitti
Monica Vitti
(17 films)
Dario Di Palma
Dario Di Palma
(12 films)
Jack Rollins
Jack Rollins
(11 films)
Susan E. Morse
Susan E. Morse
(12 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Carlo Di Palma (63 films)

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Deconstructing Harry, 1h36
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about automobiles, Demons in film, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies, Erotic thriller films
Actors Caroline Aaron, Kirstie Alley, Bob Balaban, Richard Benjamin, Eric Bogosian, Billy Crystal
Roles Director of Photography
Rating72% 3.649753.649753.649753.649753.64975
One night, Lucy (Judy Davis) gets a taxi to the home of author Harry Block (Woody Allen). She has just read Harry's latest novel. In the novel, the character Leslie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is having an affair with her sister's husband Ken (Richard Benjamin). Lucy is angry because the novel is patently based on her and Harry's own affair; as a result, everyone knows about it. Lucy pulls a gun out of her purse, saying she will kill herself. She then turns the gun on Harry and begins firing. She chases him out onto the roof. Harry insists that he has already been punished: his latest girlfriend Fay (Elisabeth Shue) has left him for his best friend Larry (Billy Crystal). To distract Lucy, Harry tells her a story he is currently writing: a semi-autobiographical story of a sex-obsessed young man named Harvey (Tobey Maguire) who is mistakenly claimed by Death.
Everyone Says I Love You, 1h41
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Alan Alda, Woody Allen, Drew Barrymore, Lukas Haas, Goldie Hawn, Gaby Hoffmann
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.3478853.3478853.3478853.3478853.347885
The emotions of an extended upper-class family in Manhattan are followed in song from NY to Paris and Venice. Various friends/lovers/acquaintances/relatives act, interact, and sing, in New York, Venice and Paris. Young lovers Holden and Skylar in Manhattan; Skylar's parents, Bob and Steffi; Joe, an ex-husband of Steffi; DJ, a daughter from the marriage of Joe and Steffi; Von, a lady whom Joe meets in Venice; a recently released prison inmate, Charles Ferry, who is inserted between Skyler and Holden, resulting in their breakup.
Mighty Aphrodite, 1h35
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on mythology, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Erotic thriller films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Rapaport, F. Murray Abraham, Claire Bloom
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69% 3.497693.497693.497693.497693.49769
The film opens on ancient Greek ruins where a chanting Greek chorus introduces and narrates the story of Lenny Weinrib (Woody Allen). Lenny is a sportswriter in Manhattan, married to ambitious curator Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter). The couple decide to adopt a baby, a boy they name Max. Lenny is awed by their son who, it becomes increasingly clear, is a gifted child.
Bullets Over Broadway, 1h38
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Mafia films, Films about television, Théâtre, Gangster films
Actors John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, Mary-Louise Parker, Jack Warden
Roles Director of Photography
Rating73% 3.6976953.6976953.6976953.6976953.697695
In 1928, David Shayne (John Cusack) is an idealistic young playwright newly arrived on Broadway. In order to gain financing for his play, God of Our Fathers, he agrees to hire Olive Neal (Jennifer Tilly), the actress/girlfriend of a gangster. She is demanding and talentless, but her gangster escort Cheech (Chazz Palminteri) turns out to be a genius, who constantly comes up with excellent ideas for revising the play.
The Monster, 1h52
Directed by Roberto Benigni
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Nicoletta Braschi, Michel Blanc, Roberto Benigni, Jean-Claude Brialy, Dominique Lavanant, Ivano Marescotti
Roles Director of Photography
Rating72% 3.641593.641593.641593.641593.64159
Loris (Roberto Benigni) is a part-time mannequin handler for a department store. He hopes to learn Chinese in order to get an assistant manager position. He lives in a building where he hasn't paid the rent in months, and he also owes money to other people around town.
Don't Drink the Water, 1h32
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Michael J. Fox, Woody Allen, Mayim Bialik, Dom DeLuise, Julie Kavner, Edward Herrmann
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.0936953.0936953.0936953.0936953.093695
1961 à Moscou, en pleine Guerre froide. L'ambassadeur des États-Unis, Magee, se prépare à regagner Washington. Il confie à son fils Alex le soin de diriger l'ambassade en son absence. Sitôt parti, Walter Hollander, un touriste américain, débarque avec sa femme Marion et sa fille Susan : ils sont poursuivis par la police soviétique pour avoir photographié des sites « sensibles » et demandent l'asile politique. Alex Magee s'avère vite incompétent et dépassé par les évènements.
Manhattan Murder Mystery, 1h48
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Diane Keaton, Anjelica Huston, Alan Alda, Joy Behar, Woody Allen, Aida Turturro
Roles Director of Photography
Rating72% 3.6494453.6494453.6494453.6494453.649445
Larry Lipton (Woody Allen) and his wife Carol (Diane Keaton) meet their older neighbors Paul (Jerry Adler) and Lilian (Lynn Cohen) House in the elevator in a pleasant encounter. But the next night, Lilian is found to have died of a heart attack. The Liptons are surprised by the death because Lilian seemed so healthy.
Shadows and Fog, 1h22
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Circus films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Woody Allen, Kathy Bates, John Cusack, Mia Farrow, Jodie Foster, Philip Bosco
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.350193.350193.350193.350193.35019
Kleinman (Allen) is awakened from a deep sleep by a vigilante mob. They claim to be looking for a serial killer who strangles his victims and to need his help. Before he leaves, his landlady who wants to marry him gives him a small paper bag with pepper in it.
Husbands and Wives, 1h48
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romance
Actors Woody Allen, Blythe Danner, Judy Davis, Mia Farrow, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating74% 3.746373.746373.746373.746373.74637
The film is about two couples: Jack (Pollack) and Sally (Davis), and Gabe (Allen) and Judy (Farrow). The film starts when Jack and Sally arrive at Gabe and Judy's apartment and announce their separation. Gabe is shocked, but Judy takes the news personally and is very hurt. Still confused, they go out for dinner at a Chinese restaurant.
Alice
Alice (1990)
, 1h42
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Christmas films
Actors Mia Farrow, Alec Baldwin, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Rachel Miner, Blythe Danner
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65% 3.297743.297743.297743.297743.29774
Alice Tate is an upper-class New York housewife, who spends her days shopping, getting beauty treatments, and gossiping with her friends. She has been married to wealthy Doug for fifteen years, and they have two children, who are being raised by a nanny.
The Secret of My Success, 1h51
Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow, Fred Gwynne
Roles Director of Photography
Rating64% 3.2496053.2496053.2496053.2496053.249605
Brantley Foster (Michael J. Fox) is a recent graduate of Kansas State University who moves to New York City where he has landed a job as a financier. Upon arriving, he discovers that the company for which he is supposed to work has been taken over by a rival corporation. As a result, Brantley is laid off before he even starts working.
Radio Days
Radio Days (1987)
, 1h28
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about families, Radio, Political films
Actors Mia Farrow, Michael Tucker, Julie Kavner, Dianne Wiest, Danny Aiello, Tony Roberts
Roles Director of Photography
Rating73% 3.6972653.6972653.6972653.6972653.697265
Joe (Woody Allen), the narrator, explains how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. The young Joe (Seth Green) lives in New York City in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The tale mixes Joe's experiences with his remembrances and anecdotes, inserting his memories of the urban legends of radio stars, and is told in constantly changing plot points and vignettes.