Aiace Parolin (28 March 1920 – 19 November 2016) was an Italian film cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitan ...

, at young age Parolin moved to Rome where he studied mechanical drawing at the

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.Mario Bernardo. ''Aic, 40° Anniversario''. Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica, 1990. p. 67. In 1935, he was hired as a camera maintenance engineer by film company

Cines The Società Italiana Cines (''Italian Cines Company'') is a film company specializing in production and distribution of films. The company was founded on 1 April 1906. A major force in the European film industry before the First World War, the ...

. He first worked on set in 1947, as second assistant cameraman in the

Giuseppe De Santis Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform. He was ...

' drama film ''

Tragic Hunt ''Tragic Hunt'' (Italian: ''Caccia tragica'') is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and starring Vivi Gioi, Andrea Checchi and Carla Del Poggio. It was part of the wave of postwar neorealist films. It was one of two produ ...

''. In 1953, Parolin debuted as a cameraman under

Leonida Barboni Leonida Barboni (23 November 1909 – 6 November 1970) was an Italian film cinematographer. Life and career Born in Fiuminata, Macerata, Barboni started his career working as a cameraman for Fox Movietone and Paramount newsreels.Masi, Stefa ...

, and in 1961 he made his debut as a cinematographer on

Alfredo Giannetti Alfredo Giannetti (1924–1995) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1962 for his work in '' Divorce Italian Style''. Selected filmography * '' The Railroad Man'' (1956) * '' A Man ...

's ''

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''. He is best known for his long professional relationship with

Pietro Germi Pietro Germi (; 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the neorealist and commedia all'Italiana genres. His 1961 film '' Divorce Italian Style'' earned him a ...

, with whom he collaborated from 1964 until Germi's death. He died on 19 November 2016, aged 96.

Selected filmography

* '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964) * ''

Le belle famiglie ''Beautiful Families'' ( it, Le belle famiglie) is a 1964 Italian comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditional ...

'' (1964) * '' The Moment of Truth'' (1965) * ''

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians ''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' is a 1966 Italian film directed by Pietro Germi. Its original Italian title is ''Signore & Signori'', which means 'Ladies and Gentlemen'. The anthology film is a sex comedy that presents three storyline ...

'' (1966) * '' Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand'' (1966) * ''

L'immorale ''L'immorale'' is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival The 20th Cannes Film Festival was held from 27 April to 12 May 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film w ...

'' (1967) * '' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'' (1968) * '' Serafino'' (1968) * '' Black Jesus'' (1968) * '' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'' (1969) * '' Love and Anger'' (1969) * ''

A Pocketful of Chestnuts ''A Pocketful of Chestnuts'' it, Le castagne sono buone) is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot Luigi Vivarelli is a television director, a cynical and unrepentant womanizer. One day he meets Carla Lotito, an architecture st ...

'' (1970) * ''

Basta guardarla ''Basta guardarla'' (''Just Look at Her'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Plot Enrichetta, a young peasant girl who lives in the village of Copparola di Sotto, Ciociaria, joins the avanspettacolo company of Silver Boy ...

'' (1970) * ''

They Have Changed Their Face ''They Have Changed Their Face'' ( it, ...Hanno cambiato faccia) is a 1971 Italian horror film directed by Corrado Farina and starring Adolfo Celi. The film won the Golden Leopard award for the Best First Feature at the Locarno International Fil ...

'' (1971) * ''

The Sicilian Connection ''The Sicilian Connection'' ( it, Afyon oppio, french: Action héroïne, also known as ''The Opium Connection'' and ''La filière'') is a 1972 Italian- French crime-thriller film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Plot The Italian-American Joseph ...

'' (1972) * ''

Alfredo, Alfredo ''Alfredo, Alfredo'' is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi. Plot The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk (Dustin Hoffman) living in Ascoli Piceno (Italian town l ...

'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

Long Lasting Days ''Long Lasting Days'' ( it, Una vita lunga un giorno) is a 1973 Italian crime drama film written and directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Mino Reitano, Philippe Leroy and Ewa Aulin. Plot A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and ...

'' (1973) * '' Simona'' (1974) * ''

Order to Kill ''Order to Kill'' ( es, El clan de los inmorales, link=no, it, La testa del serpente) is a 1974 Spanish-Italian crime-action film written and directed by José Gutiérrez Maesso. In the movie the police inspector (José Ferrer) offers passports t ...

'' (1975) * ''

Street People Street people are people who live a public life on the streets of a city. Street people are frequently homeless, sometimes mentally ill, and often have a transient lifestyle. The delineation of street people is primarily determined by residential ...

'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

Il marito in collegio ''Il marito in collegio'' is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It is based on the novel with the same name by Giovanni Guareschi. Plot A gas station attendant ( Enrico Montesano) falls in love with a Lombard noblewoman ( ...

'' (1977) * '' I'm for the Hippopotamus'' (1979)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parolin, Aiace 1920 births 2016 deaths People from Cagliari Italian cinematographers