Alessio Gelsini Torresi (born 17 February 1951) is an Italian cinematographer, sometimes credited as Alessio Gelsini. Born in

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, Gelsini made his film debut with

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, film director, writer, actor and playwright. He is considered one of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influential both as an artist ...

's ''

The Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human Comedy (drama), comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy, Comedy'' "''D ...

'' in 1971. In 1991, he won the

Globo d'oro The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was founded in 1959 by the Foreign Press Association in Italy. The Globo d'oro Awards for Italian cinema are given by the Foreign Press. The fi ...

, the

Grolla d'oro The ("Golden Grole"; pl.: ) is one of the oldest Italian film awards. The award was founded in 1953 and ran until 1981; after some years of hiatus, it was relaunched in 1989 by journalist Maurizio Costanzo and, above all, by the film critic ( ...

and the

Ciak d'oro ''Ciak'' is a popular Italian film magazine published in Milan, Italy. It is the most popular film magazine in Italy. The title is the Italian word (also spelled ''ciac'') for a film clapperboard. History and profile ''Ciak'' was established in ...

for the cinematography of '' Americano rosso''. He also won the 1993

David di Donatello for Best Cinematography The David di Donatello for Best Cinematography () is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of cinematographers who have worked within ...

for

Marco Risi Marco Risi (born 4 June 1951) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cinematographer. Born in Milan, he is son of director Dino Risi. After graduating from Liceo Scientifico, Risi joined the faculty of philosophy, but aban ...

's '' The Escort''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style ''Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style'' (), is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot Leo and Giada are two bumbling and bungling citizens who are mistaken for dangerous bandits because of a misunderstanding by the police. In fact during ...

'' (1983) * '' Snack Bar Budapest'' (1988) * ''

Little Misunderstandings ''Piccoli equivoci'' (internationally released as ''Little Misunderstandings'') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was shown at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, in the section "Quinzaine des Réalisateurs". For this film Na ...

'' (1989) * '' The Station'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

Red American ''Red American'' () is a 1991 Italian comedy-drama film. It was the directorial debut of Alessandro D'Alatri, who was awarded the David di Donatello Award for Best New Director for his work on the film. The film also won the Globo d'oro, the ...

'' (1991) * '' The Escort'' (1993) * '' Sentimental Maniacs'' (1994) * '' Heartless'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

Jack Frusciante Left the Band ''Jack Frusciante Left the Band'' () is a 1996 Italian teen drama film directed by Enza Negroni. It is based on Enrico Brizzi's bestseller ''Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band''. Cast *Stefano Accorsi: Alex *Violante Placido: Adelaide / Aidi ...

'' (1996) * ''

Strangled Lives ''Strangled Lives'' (, ) is a 1996 French-Italian crime film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. Cast * Vincent Lindon as Francesco * Sabrina Ferilli a ...

'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

Excellent Cadavers ''Excellent Cadavers'' is a 1995 non-fiction book by American author Alexander Stille about the Sicilian Mafia, concentrating on magistrate Giovanni Falcone's fight against the Mafia and his 1992 assassination. Book title The name of the book ...

'' (1999) * ''

The Emperor's New Clothes "The Emperor's New Clothes" ( ) is a literary folktale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages.Andersen 2005a 4 "Th ...

'' (2001) * ''

Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy? ''Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy?'' () is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. Cast *Alessandro Benvenuti as Sandro * Natasha Stefanenko as Lena *Arnoldo Foà as Renato * Marina Massironi as Lorenza *Annalisa Favetti as Loria ...

'' (2003) * ''

Pontormo – un amore eretico Jacopo Carucci or Carrucci (; May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as Jacopo (da) Pontormo or simply Pontormo (), was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a profound stylistic ...

'' (2004) * ''

Ice on Fire ''Ice on Fire'' is the nineteenth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 4 November 1985 through Geffen Records in North America and The Rocket Record Company elsewhere. Stemming from a desire for a change in sound, ...

'' (2005) * ''

Amore che vieni, amore che vai ''Amore che vieni, amore che vai'' is a 2008 Italian crime drama film directed by Daniele Costantini. It is based on the novel '' Un destino ridicolo'' by Fabrizio De André and Alessandro Gennari. Plot In 1963 Genoa, bartender Carlo is fired fo ...

'' (2008) * '' Sul mare'' (2010)

References

External links

* 1951 births Film people from Rome Italian cinematographers Living people David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners {{Italy-film-bio-stub