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Dante Spinotti

Dante Spinotti
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Birthday: (81) 1943-08-22

Birthplace: Tolmezzo, Italia

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Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC, is an Italian cinematographer. He is known for his collaborations with directors such as Michael Mann, Michael Apted, Ermanno Olmi, Bruce Beresford, Curtis Hanson, and Brett Ratner. He received Academy Award nominations for L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999) and won a BAFTA Award for The Last of the Mohicans (1992). He has also won two Italian David di Donatello Awards and two Nastro d'Argento Awards. Spinotti was born in the commune of Tolmezzo, in the Northern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, near the Austrian border. At the age of 11, he began experimenting with still photography with a camera inherited from his uncle, a cinematographer and director who specialised in documentaries and newsreels. He left high school early to work in the film industry in Kenya, driven by his skills in freehand drawing. His first work as a cinematographer was the 1972 television drama I Nicotera. His first film was Il minestrone (1981), directed by Sergio Citti. His early work included collaborations with noted Italian directors Lina Wertmüller (Softly, Softly) and Liliana Cavani (The Berlin Affair). He moved to the United States in 1986, entering a highly competitive Hollywood environment. Among the more notable films he has worked on are The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, L.A. Confidential, The Insider, Public Enemies, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I Saw the Light, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Spinotti also was the cinematographer for many of Brett Ratner's films, such as Red Dragon (2002), After the Sunset (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and Hercules (2014). Spinotti was the cinematographer on both adaptations of the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris: Michael Mann's 1986 adaptation (titled Manhunter) and Brett Ratner's 2002 adaptation. Spinotti has highlighted the meticulous preparation and collaborative spirit essential to his work, particularly with director Michael Mann. He also discussed the process of remastering classics like Heat and adapting to new technologies, such as using digital cinematography and even iPhones for certain shots to enhance storytelling. He is a member of the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He won the Golden Camera 300 award at the Manaki Brothers Film Festival in North Macedonia for lifetime achievement. In 2012, he received the American Society of Cinematographers's Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dante Spinotti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Posso entrare? An ode to Naples
Thus Spoke Bellavista
Heat
L.A. Confidential
The Insider
The Last of the Mohicans
The Secret of the Old Woods
Dream of a Summer Night
The Star Maker
Red Dragon
Manhunter
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Freak Show
The Soup
Cinderella '80
Wonder Boys
Frankie and Johnny
The Family Man
Black and Blue
Beaches
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Public Enemies
Nell
The Quick and the Dead
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Flash of Genius
The Alto Knights
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Other Sister
Bandits
I Saw the Light
After the Sunset
Blink
True Colors
Tower Heist
Traffik
Crimes of the Heart
Cellini: A Violent Life
Fatale
From the Hip
Deception
Pinocchio
Vinodentro
The Comfort of Strangers
Goodbye Lover
Hercules
The Contract
Torrents of Spring
Aria
The Dark Side of Love
Hudson Hawk
Fair Game
Elyse
The Berlin Affair
Hearts and Armour
Slipstream
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Illegally Yours
Sotto Sotto
Where Are You
Where Are You
The Basileus Quartet
La fine è nota

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