Anchise Brizzi

Anchise Brizzi
Born(1887-10-05)5 October 1887
Died29 February 1964(1964-02-29) (aged 76)
Rome, Italy
Years active1914-1963

Anchise Brizzi (5 October 1887 – 29 February 1964) was an Italian cinematographer.[1]

Life and career

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Born in Poppi, Arezzo, Brizzi attended the regio istituto tecnico, specializing in optics and photography, then entered the cinema industry in the early 1910s.[2] He won the best cinematography award at the 1948 Locarno International Film Festival for the film The Charterhouse of Parma directed by Christian-Jaque.[3] He worked as cinematographer in more than 100 productions, including Vittorio De Sica's Shoeshine, Orson Welles' Othello, Alessandro Blasetti's 1860, Gregory Ratoff's Black Magic, Mario Camerini's Il signor Max.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Gino Moliterno (29 September 2008). Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8108-6254-8.
  2. ^ Silvio D'Amico. Enciclopedia dello spettacolo , Volume 2. Unedi-Unione editoriale, 1975.
  3. ^ Andrea LeVasseur. "The Charterhouse of Parma". MTV. Archived from the original on 28 January 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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