Giuseppe Aquari (1 January 1916 – 30 December 1982) was an Italian film cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in

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into a noble family, Aquari studied as an engineer and then enrolled at the

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, graduating as an operator.Mario Bernardo. ''Aic, 40° Anniversario''. Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica, 1990. pp. 86-89. He began his film career in 1942, working as an operator in

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's ''La locandiera''. After several years in which Aquari worked mainly for documentaries, in 1952 he made his debut as a cinematographer in the

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film ''Ultimo perdono''. From then he worked in dozens of films as well as in commercials and art documentaries. He died on 30 December 1982, shortly before undergoing a major surgery.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Cliff of Sin ''The Cliff of Sin'' ( it, La scogliera del peccato) is a Italian films of 1950, 1950 Italy, Italian melodrama film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Gino Cervi, Margarete Genske and Delia Scala. The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1950) * ''

Love and Troubles ''Love and Troubles'' ( it, Amore e guai) is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Angelo Dorigo. Plot A Don Juan named Roberto woos a young actress of photo novels on the day she is expected to be engaged to the woman he loves, despite the ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Hunchback of Rome ''Il gobbo'' (internationally released as ''The Hunchback of Rome'') is a 1960 Italian crime-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It is loosely based on the real life events of Giuseppe Albano, an Italian partisan that was one of the protagonist ...

'' (1960) * ''

Le ambiziose ''Le Ambiziose '' is a 1961 Italian film, directed by Antonio Amendola. Cast * Marisa Merlini as Letizia Proietti * Memmo Carotenuto as the police marshall * Ave Ninchi as Ines * Raffaele Pisu as Nando Moriconi * Aroldo Tieri as Goffredo Inna ...

'' (1961) * ''

Congo vivo ''Congo vivo'' is a 1962 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti and Jean Seberg Jean Dorothy Seberg (; ; November 13, 1938August 30, 1979) was an American actress who lived half of her life in France. Her performance in Jean-Luc Godar ...

'' (1962) * '' The Changing of the Guard'' (1962) * ''

Terror in the Crypt ''Terror in the Crypt'' ( it, La cripta e l’incubo) is a 1964 Italian-Spanish horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. The film is based on the 1872 novel ''Carmilla'' by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Production ''Terror in the Crypt'' is base ...

'' (1964) * ''

Te lo leggo negli occhi ''Te lo leggo negli occhi'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Cast * Agnès Spaak as Serenella * Dino as Dino *Nino Taranto as Gennaro * Mario Pisu as Dino's Father * Tecla Scarano as Filomena *Anna Campori ...

'' (1965) * ''

An Angel for Satan ''An Angel for Satan'' ( it, Un angelo per Satana) is a 1966 Italian horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. It stars Barbara Steele in a dual role, as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda, and is set in a small Italian village by a lake. It is ba ...

'' (1966) * ''

For a Few Dollars Less ''For a Few Dollars Less'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in meno) is a 1966 Italian comedy film, a parody of Sergio Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' (the second film of his Dollars Trilogy), directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lando Buzzanca ...

'' (1966) * ''

Kill the Wicked! ''Kill the Wicked!'' ( it, Dio non paga il sabato, also known as ''God Does Not Pay on Saturday'' and ''Kill the Wickeds'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Larry Ward and Rod Dana. This movie passes ...

'' (1967) * '' Something Creeping in The Dark'' (1971) * '' The Profiteer'' (1974) * ''

The Killer Reserved Nine Seats ''The Killer Reserved Nine Seats'' ( it, L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone) is a 1974 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Giuseppe Bennati. Plot Patrick Davenant invites a group of friends to visit a theatre inside his villa, a place which ...

'' (1974) * ''

Frankenstein - Italian Style ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific exp ...

'' (1975) * ''

Malía ''Vergine e di nome Maria'' (''Virgin and Called Mary'') is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. A few days after its first release it was confiscated for contempt of religion; it was subsequently re-edited and redistributed ...

'' (1975) * ''

Stato interessante ''Stato interessante'' is a 1977 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. It consists of three segments, all sharing the abortion as the main theme. Cast First segment * Janet Agren: Carla * Duilio Del Prete: Federico * Qui ...

'' (1977) * ''

The Roses of Danzig ''Le rose di Danzica'' (internationally released as ''The Roses of Danzig'') is an Italian war-drama film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua, that was released theatrically in December 1979 and was later broadcast in a longer version in 1981 on Rai 2 ...

'' (1979) * ''

Terror Express ''Terror Express'' ( it, La ragazza del vagone letto, lit. "The girl in the sleeping car") is a 1979 Italian crime film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Silvia Dionisio. The screenplay was written by George Eastman.Palmerini, Luca M.; ...

'' (1979) * ''

Il paramedico ''Il paramedico'' (''The Paramedic'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Nasca. Plot Mario Miglio, a penniless nurse, accidentally wins a Fiat Argenta. The new machine helps him to conquer Vittoria, the beautiful wife of the banke ...

'' (1982)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aquari, Giuseppe 1916 births 1982 deaths Film people from Rome Italian cinematographers Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni