Spinotti, Dante 1943(?)–
SPINOTTI, Dante 1943(?)–
PERSONAL
Born August 22, 1943 (some sources say 1941), in Tolmezzo, Italy; married.
Addresses: Agent— The Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park East, Suite 1801, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
Career: Cinematographer. Worked at RAI (Italian television) and KENIA as a cinematographer.
Awards, Honors: David Award, best cinematography, David di Donatello Awards, 1989, for La leggenda del Santo bevitore; Film Award nomination, best cinematography, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in theatrical releases, Best Cinematography Award, British Society of Cinematographers, 1992, all for The Last of the Mohicans; David Award, best cinematography, 1994, for Il segreto del bosco vecchio; Silver Ribbon, best cinematography, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1996, for L'uomo delle stelle; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, best cinematography, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best motion picture cinematography, Film Award nomination, best cinematography, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in theatrical releases, Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1997, Best Cinematography Award, British Society of Cinematographers, 1998, all for L.A. Confidential; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, best cinematography, 1999, American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in theatrical releases, Silver Ribbon, best cinematography, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 2000, all for The Insider; Outstanding Achievement Award, Los Angeles Italian Film Awards, 2000; David Award nomination, best cinematography, 2003, for Pinocchio.
CREDITS
Film Cinematographer:
Il minestrone, 1980.
La disubbidienza (also known as La desobeissance ), 1981.
Basileus Quartet (also known as Il quartetto Basileus ), Libra, Cinema 5, Almi, 1982.
Cenerentola '80 (also known as Cinderella '80 and Cendrillon '80 ), 1983.
Le armi e gli amori, 1983.
I paladini—Storia d'armi e d'amori (also known as Hearts and Armour ), Warner Bros., 1983.
Sogno di una notte d'estate (also known as Sogno di una notte di mezza estate ), 1983.
Cosi parlo Bellavista (also known as Il mistero di Bellavista ), 1984.
Fotografando Patrizia (also known as The Dark Side of Love ), 1984.
Sotto, sotto (also known as Softly, Softly and Sotto ... sotto ... strapazzato da anomala passione ), Triumph Releasing, 1984.
Interno Berlinese (also known as The Berlin Affair and Leidenschaften ), Cannon Tuschinski Film Distribution, 1985.
Voyage of the Rock Aliens, (also known as Voyage of the Rich Aliens and When the Rain Begins to Fall ), Prism Pictures, 1985.
Choke Canyon (also known as On Dangerous Ground ), UFDC, 1986.
Crimes of the Heart, DD Entertainment, 1986.
Manhunter (also known as Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter ), DEG, 1986.
"Die tote stadt," Aria, Miramax/Warner Bros., 1987.
From the Hip, DEG, 1987.
Beaches (also known as Forever Friends ), Buena Vista, 1988.
Illegally Yours, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1988.
La leggenda del Santo bevitore (also known as The Legend of the Holy Drinker and La legende du saint buveur ), 1988.
Mamba (also known as Fair Game ), Vidmark Entertainment, 1988.
Acque di primavera (also known as Torrents of Spring and Les eaux printanieres ), Millimeter, 1990.
Una vita scellerata (also known as Cellini, una vita violenta, Cellini, l'or et le sang, Cellini: A Violent Life, and A Violent Life ), 1990.
The Comfort of Strangers (also known as Cortesie per gli ospiti ), Skouras, 1990.
True Colors, Paramount, 1991.
Hudson Hawk, TriStar, 1991.
Frankie & Johnny (also known as Frankie and Johnnie ), Paramount, 1991.
The Last of the Mohicans, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1992.
Il segreto del boscho vecchio (also known as The Secret of the Old Woods ), 1993.
La fine e nota (also known as The End Is Known ), 1993.
Blink, New Line Cinema, 1994.
Nell, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1994.
The Quick and the Dead, TriStar, 1995.
(With Andrey Barkowyak) L'uomo delle stelle (also known as The Star Maker, The Star Man, and Star-maker ), Miramax, 1995.
Heat, Warner Bros., 1995.
The Mirror Has Two Faces, TriStar, 1996.
L.A. Confidential, Warner Bros., 1997.
Goodbye Lover, Warner Bros., 1998.
The Other Sister, Buena Vista, 1999.
Man of the People, 1999.
The Insider, Buena Vista, 1999.
Wonder Boys (also known as Die Wonder Boys ), Warner Bros., 2000.
The Family Man, Universal, 2000.
Bandits, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2001.
Red Dragon (also known as Roter Drache ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.
Pinocchio (also known as Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio ), Miramax, 2002.
Film Work:
Technical advisor, A Director's Journey: The Making of "Red Dragon, " Universal Home Video, 2003.
Film Appearances:
Himself, A Director's Journey: The Making of "Red Dragon, " Universal Home Video, 2003.
Television Cinematographer; Miniseries:
(Second unit) La donna di picche, 1972.
Television Cinematographer; Movies:
Il quartetto Basileus, 1981.
Le ambizioni sbagliate, 1983.
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