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Post-war Italian cinematographer hailed for the superb black-and-white compositions of films like "La Terra Trema" (1948) and "Umberto D" (1951) and his ability to capture the unique qualities of real locations. Aldo was killed in a car accident during the shooting of Luchino Visconti's "Senso" (1954).
Post-war Italian cinematographer hailed for the superb black-and-white compositions of films like "La Terra Trema" (1948) and "Umberto D" (1951) and his ability to capture the unique qualities of real locations. Aldo was killed in a car accident during the shooting of Luchino Visconti's "Senso" (1954).
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Moved to France at age 19 to became stage actor; later became a still photographer
1945:
Worked as still photographer on Jean Cocteau's "La Belle et la Bete/Beauty and the Beast"
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Worked way up from assistant cameraman to lighting cameraman by the late 1940s
1947:
Debut as cinematographer, "La Chartreuse de Parme"
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