
Person
Luciano Tovoli
Camera · Born 1936-10-30 · Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy
Biography
Luciano Tovoli (born 30 October 1936) is an Italian cinematographer and filmmaker. With a career spanning over five decades, he is considered one of Italy's premier cinematographers, collaborating with numerous acclaimed filmmakers such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Francis Veber, Dario Argento, Ettore Scola, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Julie Taymor. Films that Tovoli has photographed include The Passenger (1975), Suspiria (1977), Titus (1999). He has been a longtime collaborator of Barbet Schroeder, having worked with the Iranian-born filmmaker's Reversal of Fortune (1990), Single White Female (1992), Before and After (1996), Murder by Numbers (2002), and Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008). He is a member of the American, Italian Society of Cinematographers, and an honorary member of the Swedish Society of Cinematographers and the European Federation of Cinematographers. In 1983, Tovoli directed and cowrote Il Generale dell'armata morte based on a novel by Ismail Kadare, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anouk Aimée. Source: Article "Luciano Tovoli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for

Priceless Beauty
Director of Photography

Ruby & Quentin
Director of Photography

Suspiria
Director of Photography

Murder by Numbers
Director of Photography

The Gift
Self

Single White Female
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Tenebre
Director of Photography

The Closet
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Titus
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Before and After
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Filmography
- 2025Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneoSé stesso
- 2024All the things that remain
- 2023Deep Argento
- 2019The GiftSelf
- 2017False ConfessionsDirector of Photography
- 2017Il padre di mia figliaDirector of Photography
- 2016A Jew Must DieDirector of Photography
- 2015AmnesiaDirector of Photography
- 2015Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal ItalianSelf
- 2013How Strange to be Named FedericoDirector of Photography
- 2012Dracula 3DDirector of Photography
- 2011My Friends: Act IV – How It All BeganDirector of Photography
- 2010Natale in SudafricaDirector of Photography
- 2010OceansDirector of Photography
- 2008Inju: The Beast in the ShadowDirector of Photography
- 2007Hidden LoveDirector of Photography
- 2003Ruby & QuentinDirector of Photography
- 2002La regina degli scacchiProducer
- 2002Murder by NumbersDirector of Photography
- 2002Ti voglio bene EugenioDirector of Photography
- 2001Suspiria 25th AnniversarySelf
- 2001DeceitDirector of Photography
- 2001The ClosetDirector of Photography
- 1999TitusDirector of Photography
- 1999Dario Argento: My CinemaSelf
- 1998The Dinner GameDirector of Photography
- 1998Desperate MeasuresDirector of Photography
- 1996JaguarDirector of Photography
- 1996Before and AfterDirector of Photography
- 1995Kiss of DeathDirector of Photography
- 1994The Teddy BearDirector of Photography
- 1994Monkey TroubleDirector of Photography
- 1993Mario, Maria and MarioDirector of Photography
- 1992Cyber EdenDirector of Photography
- 1992Single White FemaleDirector of Photography
- 1990The Voyage of Captain FracassaDirector of Photography
- 1990Reversal of FortuneDirector of Photography
- 1990Voyage in TimeDirector of Photography
- 1989Vanille fraiseDirector of Photography
- 1989What Time Is It?Director of Photography
- 1989SplendorDirector of Photography
- 1988Priceless BeautyDirector of Photography
- 1987BigDirector of Photography
- 1986The FugitivesDirector of Photography
- 1985Who's Afraid of Dracula?Director of Photography
- 1985La Cage aux Folles 3Director of Photography
- 1985PoliceDirector of Photography
- 1984BiancaDirector of Photography
- 1983The General of the Dead ArmyDirector of Photography
- 1982TenebreDirector of Photography
- 1982Beyond the DoorDirector of Photography
- 1982The Roaring FortiesDirector of Photography
- 1981The Mystery of OberwaldDirector of Photography
- 1981Bianco, rosso e VerdoneDirector of Photography
- 1980In the Pope's EyeDirector of Photography
- 1980Il resto del Pap'occhioCinematography
- 1979AdoptionDirector of Photography
- 1978Where Are You Going on Holiday?Director of Photography
- 1978Noccioline a colazioneDirector of Photography
- 1978Bye Bye MonkeyDirector of Photography
- 1978Behind Convent WallsDirector of Photography
- 1977This Is the NightDirector of Photography
- 1977SuspiriaDirector of Photography
- 1976The Desert of the TartarsDirector of Photography
- 1976The Last WomanDirector of Photography
- 1975The Sunday WomanDirector of Photography
- 1975La vita in giocoDirector of Photography
- 1975LeonorDirector of Photography
- 1975The Peaceful AgeDirector of Photography
- 1975The PassengerDirector of Photography
- 1975Snapshot of a CrimeDirector of Photography
- 1975Weak SpotDirector of Photography
- 1975L'altro DioDirector of Photography
- 1974Bread and ChocolateDirector of Photography
- 1973Dirty WeekendTovoli, TV Journalist (uncredited)
- 1973Diary of a School TeacherDirector of Photography
- 1973Diary of a TeacherDirector of Photography
- 1972Chung Kuo: ChinaDirector of Photography
- 1972We Won't Grow Old TogetherDirector of Photography
- 1971Io non spezzo... rompoDirector of Photography
- 1970Tulips of HaarlemCamera Operator
- 1970Una macchia rosaDirector of Photography
- 1969Four Came to Kill SartanaDirector of Photography
- 1969The UninvitedDirector of Photography
- 1967Radiografia della miseriaDirector of Photography
- 1966Almost a ManCamera Operator
- 1966Seasons of Our LoveCamera Operator
- 1963Yesterday, Today and TomorrowAssistant Camera
- 1961Bandits of OrgosoloCamera Operator
- —I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo AntonioniSelf
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