Leonida Barboni (23 November 1909 – 6 November 1970) was an Italian film cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in

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, Barboni started his career working as a cameraman for

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and

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. His style was characterized by the proliferation of small light sources, a great attention to detail and by the use of '

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' shots. He was the elder brother of the cinematographer and director

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Selected filmography

* ''

A Night of Fame ''A Night of Fame'' ( it, Al diavolo la celebrità) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. Cast * Marcel Cerdan as Maurice Cardan * Ferruccio Tagliavini as Gino Marini * Mischa Auer as Bernard Stork * Marilyn B ...

'' (1949) * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) * '' Sunday in August'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) * '' The Devil in the Convent'' (1950) * '' Ragazze da marito'' (1952) * '' Red Shirts'' (1952) * '' The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' (1952) * '' Mademoiselle Gobete'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' The Enchanting Enemy'' (1953) * ''

Neapolitans in Milan ''Napoletani a Milano'' (internationally released as ''Neapolitans in Milan'') is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo. It entered the competition at the 14th Venice International Film Festival. In 2008 the film was selected to ...

'' (1953) * '' Adriana Lecouvreur'' (1955) * '' Angela'' (1955) * ''

Il coraggio ''Il coraggio'' is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot Commendatore Aristide Paoloni is a man all of a piece, strong and brave, who prides himself on saving lives. His specialty is to avoid drowning suicides that are ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Railroad Man ''The Railroad Man'' ( it, Il Ferroviere) is a 1956 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot Train operator Andrea Marcocci witnesses the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock, ...

'' (1956) * ''

Dreams in a Drawer ''Dreams in a Drawer'' ( it, I sogni nel cassetto) is a 1957 Italian romantic drama film written and directed by Renato Castellani and starring Lea Massari. Plot Mario and Lucia, two young students from the University of Pavia, fall in love. Luci ...

'' (1956) * '' Fathers and Sons'' (1957) * ''

A Man of Straw ''A Man of Straw'' ( it, L'uomo di paglia) is a 1958 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Pietro Germi - Andrea * Franca Bettoia - Rita * Luisa Della Noce - Luisa * Edoardo Nevo ...

'' (1958) * ''

Nella città l'inferno ''Nella città l'inferno'' (''Behind Closed Shutters'') is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani. Plot When the wide-eyed Lina ( Giulietta Masina) lands in a women's prison, she meets a world-weary prostitute named Egle (Anna Magnani) ...

'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * '' The Facts of Murder'' (1959) * '' The Hunchback of Rome'' (1960) * '' The Passionate Thief'' (1960) * ''

Run with the Devil ''Run with the Devil'' ( it, Via Margutta) is a List of Italian films of 1960, 1960 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy-drama film directed by Mario Camerini. Cast *Antonella Lualdi as Donata *Gérard Blain as Stefano *Franco Fabrizi as Giosuè *C ...

'' (1960) * '' The Traffic Policeman'' (1960) * ''

Divorce Italian Style ''Divorce Italian Style'' ( it, Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian dark comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The screenplay is by Germi, Ennio De Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci, based on Giovanni Arpino's novel '' Un de ...

'' (1961) * '' Black City'' (1961) * '' The Lovemakers'' (1961) * ''

A Difficult Life ''A Difficult Life'' (Italian: ''Una vita difficile'') is a ''Commedia all'italiana'' or Italian-style comedy film directed by Dino Risi in 1961. The film was included on the 100 Italian Films To Be Saved (100 film italiani da salvare). Plot Th ...

'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' The Captive City'' (1962) * ''

The Verona Trial ''Il processo di Verona'' (internationally released as ''The Verona Trial'') is a 1963 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film tells of the final phases of the Italian fascist regime, in particular the affair of the 1944 ...

'' (1963) * ''

Liolà ''Liolà'' () is an Italian stage play written by Luigi Pirandello in 1916, which takes place in 19th century Sicily. The original text was composed in the Sicilian dialect of Agrigento. The title character is a middle-aged single father by cho ...

'' (1963) * '' Corruption'' (1963) * '' Countersex'' (1964) * ''

Amori pericolosi ''Amori pericolosi'' is a 1964 anthology film consisting of three segments directed by Alfredo Giannetti, Carlo Lizzani and Giulio Questi. Cast ; Il generale * Grégoire Aslan: The General * Sandra Milo: The lover of the General * Marco Tu ...

'' (1964) * '' The Possessed'' (1965) * '' The Dolls'' (1965) * '' After the Fox'' (1966) * '' Pleasant Nights'' (1966) * '' Sex Quartet'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' El Greco'' (1966) * '' The Rover'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' The Sex of Angels'' (1968) * '' Tre donne - La sciantosa '' (ТВ) (1970) * ''

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'' (1971)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barboni, Leonida 1909 births 1970 deaths People from the Province of Macerata Italian cinematographers