Mario Bernardo (22 February 1919 – 10 February 2019) was an Italian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

and former

partisan Partisan may refer to: Military * Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon * Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line Films * ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film * ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...

Biography

A member of the

Alpini The Alpini are the Italian Army's specialist mountain infantry. Part of the army's infantry corps, the speciality distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. Currently the active Alpini units are organized in two operatio ...

corps in South Tyrol, Bernardo came back to his parents' house in

Bieno Bieno (''Bién'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about east of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 447 and an area of .All demog ...

and joined the

Gramsci Brigade after the

Armistice of Cassibile The Armistice of Cassibile was an armistice signed on 3 September 1943 and made public on 8 September between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allies during World War II. It was signed by Major General Walter Bedell Smith for the Allies and Brig ...

, fighting the nazi fascists on the Dolomites under the name of ''Radiosa Aurora'' (''Radiant Aurora'') as a member of the Italian Communist Party. After the end of World War II, Bernardo became chief of the Police in Trento, contributing to the foundation of the Trento's division of National Association of Italian Partisans. Bernardo left his office in Trento and went to Rome where he began to work as

and became a close collaborator of Pier Paolo Pasolini and became a friend of Totò. In Rome, he also taught Shooting Techniques at the Experimental Film Centre. In 2003, Bernardo returned to

, where he lived until his death on 10 February 2019, twelve days before his 100th birthday.

Partial filmography

* ''

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) * ''

Ro.Go.Pa.G. ''Ro.Go.Pa.G.'' (also known as "RoGoPaG") is a 1963 film consisting of four segments, each written and directed by a different director. These include the French director Jean-Luc Godard (segment "Il nuovo mondo") and the Italian directors Ugo Gr ...

'' (1963) * ''

Love Meetings ''Love Meetings'' (''Comizi d'amore'') is a 1965 feature-length documentary, shot by Italian writer and director Pier Paolo Pasolini, who also acts as the interviewer, appearing in many scenes. Plot Typical for him, Pasolini's subject is sex: he ...

'' (1965) * '' The Hawks and the Sparrows'' (1966)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernardo, Mario 1919 births 2019 deaths Italian cinematographers Italian partisans Film people from Venice