Blasco Giurato (7 June 1941 – 26 December 2022) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Giurato was the brother of journalist Luca Giurato and of singer-songwriter

Flavio Giurato Flavio Giurato (born 10 January 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Career Flavio Giurato, son of diplomat Giovanni Giurato, started his career as a songwriter, penning songs for artists like Anna Melato in the 1970s. He is the brother of jour ...

. He was nominated to the

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for

Best Cinematography The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best ...

for

Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperRes ...

's ''

Cinema Paradiso ''Cinema Paradiso'' (, , ) is a 1988 Coming-of-age film, coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist ...

''. In 1993, 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 ...

for the cinematography of Tornatore's ''

A Pure Formality ''A Pure Formality'' () is a 1994 Italian- French drama thriller film co-written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It stars Gérard Depardieu as a reclusive writer and Roman Polanski as a police detective. Synopsis Onoff (Depardieu) is a famous ...

''. In 1997, he was nominated for the

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 his work in

Maurizio Zaccaro Maurizio Zaccaro (born 8 May 1952 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian film director, cinematographer, film editor, and screenwriter. Biography Maurizio Zaccaro was born in Milan. After ending his study at the Milan Film School (1977) he took on work ...

's '' The Game Bag''.

Selected filmography

* ''

La Orca ''Prisoner of Passion'' () is an Italian film directed by Eriprando Visconti. The film was followed with the sequel '' Oedipus Orca''. Cast *Michele Placido: Michele * Rena Niehaus: Alice *Carmen Scarpitta: Irene, Alice's mother * Lisa Morpurgo: ...

'' (1976) * ''

Oedipus Orca ''Oedipus Orca'' is a 1977 Italian sexploitation-thriller film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is a sequel to ''La Orca'', filmed the same/next year. Cast *Michele Placido: Michele * Rena Niehaus: Alice *Gabriele Ferzetti: Valerio, Alice's fat ...

'' (1976) * ''

A Spiral of Mist ''A Spiral of Mist'' (, , also known as ''Une spirale de brume'') is a 1977 Italian- French thriller-drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Michele Prisco. Plot During a short hunt, Fa ...

'' (1977) * '' Escape from the Bronx'' (1983) * ''

Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo ''Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo'' is a 1983 Italian teen romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Cortini and written by Bruno Cortini, Cesare Frugoni and Carlo Vanzina. starring Gianni Ansaldi, Angelo Cannavacciuolo, and Massimo Ciavarro. It is ...

'' (1983) * '' The Professor'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''

'' (1988) * ''

Sinbad of the Seven Seas ''Sinbad of the Seven Seas'' is a 1989 Italian fantasy film produced and directed by Enzo G. Castellari from a story by Luigi Cozzi, revolving around the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor. Sinbad must recover five magical stones to free the city o ...

'' (1989) * '' Time to Kill'' (1989) * ''

I'll Be Going Now ''Tolgo il disturbo'', internationally released as ''I'll Be Going Now'', is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Dino Risi,Paolo D'Agostini, ''Dino Risi'', Editrice Il castoro, 1995 which stars Vittorio Gassman, Dominique Sanda and Elliott Gould. ...

'' (1990) * '' Everybody's Fine'' (1990) * '' Year of the Gun'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Tentazioni Metropolitane'' (1993) * '' Belle al Bar'' (1994) * '' Ivo the Genius'' (1995) * '' Sostiene Pereira'' (1995) * '' The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics'' (1996) * '' Albergo Roma'' (1996) * '' The Game Bag'' (1997) * '' Of Lost Love'' (1998) * ''

Ferdinando and Carolina ''Ferdinando and Carolina'' () is a 1999 Italy, Italian Historical film, historical comedy film directed by Lina Wertmüller. Plot In the 1820s, Italy's aging King Ferdinando I falls ill in Naples and, on his deathbed, reminisces about the early ...

'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

Vajont Vajont ( Western Friulian: ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy. History The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago. It was built ...

'' (2001) * '' Two Friends'' (2002) * '' Five Moons Square'' (2003) * '' A Golden Boy'' (2014) * '' Abe'' (2020)

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