Pasqualino De Santis

Pasquale "Pasqualino" De Santis (24 April 1927 – 23 June 1996) was an Italian cinematographer.

Pasqualino De Santis
Born	Pasquale De Santis (1927-04-24)24 April 1927 Fondi, Italy
Died	23 June 1996(1996-06-23) (aged 69) Lviv, Ukraine
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1950–1996
Relatives	Giuseppe De Santis (brother)
Awards	Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1968 Romeo and Juliet BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography 1971 Death in Venice

Biography

Born in Fondi, he was the brother of film director Giuseppe De Santis. They worked together in Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi, Uomini e lupi (1956), La strada lunga un anno (1958) and La garçonnière (1960).

He collaborated with Francesco Rosi in C'era una volta (1967), Uomini contro (1970), Il caso Mattei (1972), Lucky Luciano (1974), Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1979), Tre fratelli (1981), Carmen (1984), Cronaca di una morte annunciata (1987), Diario napoletano (1992) and La tregua (1996), filmed in Ukraine, where he died.

He worked with Luchino Visconti (La caduta degli dei, 1969; Death in Venice, 1971; Conversation Piece, 1974; L'Innocente, 1976), Federico Fellini (Fellini: A Director's Notebook, 1969), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (The Honey Pot, 1966), Vittorio De Sica (Amanti, 1968), Joseph Losey (The Assassination of Trotsky, 1972), Carlo Lizzani (Torino nera, 1972), Robert Bresson (Lancelot du Lac, 1974; Le diable probablement, 1977; L'Argent, 1982), Ettore Scola (A Special Day, 1977; La terrazza, 1980), Giuliano Montaldo (Marco Polo, 1982).

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1969	Romeo and Juliet	Best Cinematography	Won

British Academy Film Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1972	Death in Venice	Best Cinematography	Won

Primetime Emmy Award

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1982	Marco Polo	Best Cinematography	Nominated

César Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1985	Carmen	Best Cinematography	Nominated
1986	Harem		Nominated

David di Donatello

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1981	Three Brothers	Best Cinematography	Won
1985	Carmen		Won
1990	The Palermo Connection		Nominated
1997	The Truce		Nominated

Golden Ciak Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1990	The Palermo Connection	Best Cinematography	Nominated

Globo d'oro

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref
1997	The Truce	Best Cinematography	Nominated

Nastro d'Argento

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1968	More Than a Miracle	Best Cinematography	Nominated
1969	Romeo and Juliet		Won
1970	The Damned		Nominated
1972	Death in Venice		Won
1974	Lucky Luciano		Nominated
1975	Conversation Piece		Won
1981	Three Brothers		Won
1987	Chronicle of a Death Foretold		Nominated
1998	The Truce		Nominated

Laurel Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1970	Romeo and Juliet	Best Cinematography	Nominated

External links

• Pasqualino De Santis at IMDb