Antonio Climati (November 14, 1931 – August 9, 2015) was an Italian cinematographer, filmmaker and film editor. He was best known for photographing and directing many

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s during the 1970s and 1980s, as well as for having worked as a director of photography for many Italian horror films.Antonio Climati scompare a 84 anni
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Biography

Antonio, son of camera operator Arturo Climati, gained his first experience with the camera alongside his father and as an assistant to news and documentary filmmaker Paolo Gregorich. Then, he was part of the staff of Gualtiero Jacopetti and collaborated with him in the production of some of his movies as a cameraman. During the 1970s, he started to shot his own films in the style of Jacopetti, with occasional side trips to the pure feature film, such as ''

Natura contro ''Natura contro'' (English: ''Against Nature''), also known in English as ''The Green Inferno'' and ''Cannibal Holocaust II'', is a 1988 Italian cannibal adventure film directed by Antonio Climati. Climati had no intention of making a sequel to ...

'', his most recent film to date, in collaboration with Mario Morra.

Filmography

Director

* '' Savage Man Savage Beast'' (1975) (also producer, editor and director of photography) * '' Savana violenta'' (1976) (also director of photography) * ''

Dolce e selvaggio ''Dolce e selvaggio'' (1983) ( en, Sweet and Savage) is a Mondo film directed by Antonio Climati and Mario Morra. The title "Sweet and Savage" refers to the juxtaposition of pleasant ("sweet") and violent ("savage") imagery within the film.Goodall ...

'' (1983) (also director of photography) * ''

'' (1988) (also director of photography)

Director of photography

* ''

Mondo Cane ''Mondo Cane'' (literally "Doggish World" or "Dog's World", a mild Italian profanity) is a 1962 Italian mondo documentary film and directed by the trio of Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara, and Franco E. Prosperi, with narration by Stefano S ...

'' (1962) * '' Africa Addio'' (1966) * ''

Goodbye Uncle Tom ''Goodbye Uncle Tom'' ( it, Addio Zio Tom) is a 1971 Italian Mondo docudrama co-directed and co-written by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi with music by Riz Ortolani. The film is based on true events in which the filmmakers explore ante ...

'' (1971) *
Primal Rage
' (1988) *''

Nightmare Beach ''Nightmare Beach'' (also released as ''Welcome to Spring Break'') is a 1989 slasher film directed by Umberto Lenzi and Harry Kirkpatrick, and starring Nicolas de Toth, Sarah Buxton, John Saxon, and Michael Parks. Plot Diablo, the leader of the De ...

'' (1989)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Climati, Antonio 1931 births 2015 deaths Italian cinematographers Italian film directors Italian film producers