Motion Picture Cinematographer. Born Feliciano Di Venanzo, he was one of the leading Italian post-war cinematographers of the neo-realist school. After studies at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematographia he began his career during World War II as camera assistant to Aldo Tonti, Otello Martelli and others, working on the films of directors such as Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe De Santis and Roberto Rossellini. He became a full-fledged director of photography in the early 1950s, quick known for his ability to use lighting and camera techniques to strongly evoke a variety of moods. Among the notable directors he collaborated on films which proved to be central to their careers were Federico Fellini (Otto e mezzo (1963), "Giulietta degli spiriti" (1965)), Michelangelo Antonioni ("Il grido" (1957), "La notte" (1960), "L´eclisse" (1962)), Francesco Rosi ("Salvatore Giuliano" (1961) "Le mani sulla citta" (1963)), Mario Monicelli ("I soliti ignoti" (1958)), Carlo Lizzani ("Achtung! Banditi!" (1951)), Elio Petri ("La decima vittima" (1965)), Mario Camerini ("Crimen" (1960)), Luigi Comencini ("La ragazza di Bube" (1963)) and Joseph Losey ("Eva" (1963)). The winner of six "Silver Ribbon" Awards for best cinematography, he died during production of Joseph L. Mankiewicz`"The Honey Pot" of viral hepatitis.
Motion Picture Cinematographer. Born Feliciano Di Venanzo, he was one of the leading Italian post-war cinematographers of the neo-realist school. After studies at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematographia he began his career during World War II as camera assistant to Aldo Tonti, Otello Martelli and others, working on the films of directors such as Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe De Santis and Roberto Rossellini. He became a full-fledged director of photography in the early 1950s, quick known for his ability to use lighting and camera techniques to strongly evoke a variety of moods. Among the notable directors he collaborated on films which proved to be central to their careers were Federico Fellini (Otto e mezzo (1963), "Giulietta degli spiriti" (1965)), Michelangelo Antonioni ("Il grido" (1957), "La notte" (1960), "L´eclisse" (1962)), Francesco Rosi ("Salvatore Giuliano" (1961) "Le mani sulla citta" (1963)), Mario Monicelli ("I soliti ignoti" (1958)), Carlo Lizzani ("Achtung! Banditi!" (1951)), Elio Petri ("La decima vittima" (1965)), Mario Camerini ("Crimen" (1960)), Luigi Comencini ("La ragazza di Bube" (1963)) and Joseph Losey ("Eva" (1963)). The winner of six "Silver Ribbon" Awards for best cinematography, he died during production of Joseph L. Mankiewicz`"The Honey Pot" of viral hepatitis.
Bio by: Fritz Tauber
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