Carlo Di Palma

Carlo Di Palma (17 April 19259 July 2004) was an Italian cinematographer and film director, renowned for his work with directors Michelangelo Antonioni and Woody Allen. The Lincoln Center described him as "among the most lauded and influential of cinematographers."

Early life Di Palma was born into a poor Roman family; his mother was a flower seller on the Spanish Steps, while his father was a camera operator for a number of Italian film studios.

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."

In 2002, Di Palma was hired to shoot Woody 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. Because of that, Darius Khondji replaced Di Palma, to his great disappointment, as he had been eager to work again after having been on the sidelines for the past six years.

Personal life Di Palma moved to the United States in 1983.

Around the same time, he married Adriana Chiesa, an exporter of Italian films. She nursed him through his final years.

Filmography Cinematographer Film

Short film Year Title Director Notes 1963 Le lièvre 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 Man and Wife 1989 Roma Michelangelo Antonioni Segment of

Television 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 Teresa the Thief (1973) Blonde in Black Leather (1975) (Also writer) Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino (1976) (1984) (Documentary film)

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result 1965Silver RibbonBest Cinematography Il deserto rosso 1967 For Love and Gold 1993 Shadows and Fog 1997 Mighty Aphrodite 1966 BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography - Colour Blowup 1982 David di Donatello Best Cinematography Identification of a Woman 2003 European Film AwardsOutstanding European Achievement in World Cinema