Tonino Nardi Explained

Tonino Nardi
Birth Place:	Pisa, Italy
Death Place:	Rome, Italy
Nationality:	Italian

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

Life and career

Born in Pisa Nardi debuted as a cinematographer in 1973, for the Gianni Amelio'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 Elio Petri, Mario Monicelli, Peter Del Monte, Marco Bellocchio^{[1] [2]}

In 1990, Nardi was awarded best cinematographer at the 3rd edition of the European Film Awards for Amelio's Open Doors.^[3]

Selected filmography

• Il gabbiano (1977)
• Good News (1979)
• Blow to the Heart (1983)
• Il diavolo sulle colline (1985)
• Little Flames (1985)
• The Rogues (1987)
• Regina (1987)
• Vampire in Venice (1988)
• Domino (1988)
• I ragazzi di via Panisperna (1989)
• Open Doors (1990)
• The Stolen Children (1992)
• Dear Goddamned Friends (1993)

Notes and References

1. Alessandro Gatti (ed.). "Tonino Nardi". I Cineoperatori - Vol. 2. Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica, 2000. pp. 182-3.
2. "E' morto a 54 anni Tonino Nardi". La Repubblica. 26 October 1993.
3. "E' morto a 54 anni Tonino Nardi". La Repubblica. 26 October 1993.