Arturo Zavattini (born 15 July 1930) is an Italian photographer and cinematographer.
Biography
Son of
Cesare Zavattini, he began to take an interest in photography in 1949, when his father gave him a camera as a gift. In 1951 he began working in the world of cinema thanks to
Vittorio De Sica who introduced him to
Aldo Graziati, director of photography of ''
Umberto D.
''Umberto D.'' () is a 1952 Cinema of Italy, Italian Italian neorealism, neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Most of the actors were non-professional, including Carlo Battisti who plays the title role of Umberto Domenico Ferrari, a poor ...
'', after which he continued his career in the photography department as an assistant operator, operator and director of photography.
As a photographer, he accompanied
Ernesto de Martino on his ethnographic expedition to
Lucania in June 1952.
Since the death of his father, he devoted himself entirely to the care of the Cesare Zavattini Archive.
Partial filmography
Cinematographer
* ''
The Voyeur'' (1970)
* ''
Scipio the African
''Scipio the African'' ( it, Scipione detto anche l'Africano "Scipio, also called the African") is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Magni.
Plot
Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, de ...
'' (1971)
* ''
Trastevere
Trastevere () is the 13th ''rione'' of Rome: it is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I. Its name comes from Latin ''trans Tiberim'', literally 'beyond the Tiber'.
Its coat of arms depicts a golden head of a lio ...
'' (1971)
* ''
Watch Out, We're Mad!
''Watch Out, We're Mad!'' ( it, link=no, ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!) is a 1974 Italian-Spanish comedy film, directed by Marcello Fondato and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It is an international co-production between ...
'' (1974)
* ''
Il lumacone'' (1974)
* ''
Ante Up'' (1974)
* ''
Giovannino'' (1976)
References
External links
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1930 births
Living people
Italian cinematographers