Tonino Nardi (25 September 1939 – 24 October 1993) was an Italian film cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in

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Nardi debuted as a cinematographer in 1973, for the

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's debut film ''La città del sole'', and since then he was a stable collaborator of Amelio in his following works. He also worked with other established directors such as

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Alessandro Gatti (ed.). "Tonino Nardi". ''I Cineoperatori - Vol. 2''. Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica, 2000. pp. 182-3."E' morto a 54 anni Tonino Nardi". ''

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''. 26 October 1993. In 1990, Nardi was awarded best cinematographer at the 3rd edition of the

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for Amelio's ''

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''."E' morto a 54 anni Tonino Nardi". ''

''. 26 October 1993.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1977) * '' Good News'' (1979) * ''

Blow to the Heart ''Blow to the Heart'' () is a 1982 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. The film entered the competition at the 39th Venice Film Festival. Fausto Rossi won a Silver Ribbon and a David di Donatello as best new actor. The film also won t ...

'' (1983) * '' Il diavolo sulle colline'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' The Rogues'' (1987) * '' Regina'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1989) * ''

'' (1990) * ''

The Stolen Children ''The Stolen Children'' () is a 1992 Italian film directed by Gianni Amelio. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot 11-year-old Rosetta a ...

'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993)

References

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* 1939 births 1993 deaths European Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners Italian cinematographers People from Pisa {{Italy-film-bio-stub