Leonida Barboni

Leonida Barboni
Born	23 November 1909 Fiuminata, Italy
Died	6 November 1970 (aged 60) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Cinematographer

Leonida Barboni (23 November 1909 – 6 November 1970) was an Italian film cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in Fiuminata, Macerata, Barboni started his career working as a cameraman for Fox Movietone and Paramount newsreels.^[1] He later worked as a cinematographer for documentaries, and in 1942 he made his feature film debut with La fanciulla dell'altra riva.^[1] After the war Barboni started a critical acclaimed collaboration with the director Pietro Germi and with the set designer Carlo Egidi.^[1] His style was characterized by the proliferation of small light sources, a great attention to detail and by the use of 'deep focus' shots.^[1] He was the elder brother of the cinematographer and director Enzo Barboni.^[1]

Selected filmography

• A Night of Fame (1949)
• In the Name of the Law (1949)
• Sunday in August (1950)
• Path of Hope (1950)
• Il Diavolo in convento (1950)
• Ragazze da marito (1952)
• Red Shirts (1952)
• The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952)
• Mademoiselle Gobete (1952)
• Jealousy (1953)
• L'incantevole nemica (1953)
• Neapolitans in Milan (1953)
• Adriana Lecouvreur (1955)
• Angela (1955)
• Il coraggio (1955)
• The Railroad Man (1956)
• Dreams in a Drawer (1956)
• Fathers and Sons (1957)
• A Man of Straw (1958)
• Nella città l'inferno (1959)
• The Great War (1959)
• The Facts of Murder (1959)
• The Hunchback of Rome (1960)
• The Passionate Thief (1960)
• Run with the Devil (1960)
• The Traffic Policeman (1960)
• Divorce Italian Style (1961)
• Black City (1961)
• The Lovemakers (1961)
• A Difficult Life (1961)
• Disorder (1962)
• The Captive City (1962)
• The Verona Trial (1963)
• Liolà (1963)
• Corruption (1963)
• Countersex (1964)
• Amori pericolosi (1964)
• The Possessed (1965)
• The Dolls (1965)
• After the Fox (1966)
• Pleasant Nights (1966)
• Sex Quartet (1966)
• The Witch (1966)
• El Greco (1966)
• The Rover (1967)
• Bora Bora (1968)
• 1870 (1971)

References

1. Masi, Stefano. "Leonida Barboni" in Aa. Vv. Enciclopedia del Cinema Treccani. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 2003.

External links

• Leonida Barboni at the Internet Movie Database