Mario Vulpiani (born 15 February 1927) is an Italian cinematographer and documentarist.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Vulpiani began his career as assistant of the operator Enrico Chroscisky.Stefano Masi. ''Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia''. Recco, Le Mani, 2007, pp. 607-608. . In the fifties he worked mainly in the field of documentary films, also working as a director. In 1965, with a segment of the anthology film ''

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that includes the celebrated

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s ''

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'' and '' La Grande Bouffe''. In the late sixties he collaborated with the

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painter

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in his three

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s. In the seventies he worked, among others, with

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, Damiano Damiani,

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and Carlo Lizzani. Starting from the eighties Vulpiani focused into less ambitious works, except for several collaborations with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vulpiani, Mario 1927 births Film people from Rome Italian cinematographers Possibly living people Italian documentary filmmakers