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Carlo Varini(1946-2014)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Carlo Varini was born on 16 August 1946 in Ascona, Tessin, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Big Blue (1988), The Chorus (2004) and Subway (1985). He died on 18 May 2014 in Cathervielle, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France.
BornAugust 16, 1946
DiedMay 18, 2014(67)
BornAugust 16, 1946
DiedMay 18, 2014(67)
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  • Awards
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

The Big Blue (1988)
The Big Blue
7.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1988
The Chorus (2004)
The Chorus
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 2004
Christopher Lambert in Subway (1985)
Subway
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1985
Badland (2007)
Badland
6.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 2007

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Marie Gillain, Carlo Varini, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-François Stévenin, Hubert Toint, and Eduardo Paxeco in Mirage of Love (2015)
    Mirage of Love
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • Repas de famille (2014)
    Repas de famille
    3.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • Die Innere Zone (2013)
    Die Innere Zone
    3.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Julie Wingens in Le bonheur (2013)
    Le bonheur
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Jean-Luc Couchard and Xin Wang in Win Win (2013)
    Win Win
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Cyanide (2013)
    Cyanide
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Glauser (2012)
    Glauser
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012
  • Berlinoises (2011)
    Berlinoises
    8.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011
  • Nicolas Le Floch (2008)
    Nicolas Le Floch
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009–2010
  • Hitler in Hollywood (2010)
    Hitler in Hollywood
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Maman (2010)
    Maman
    6.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Une histoire triste
    8.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Animal Heart (2009)
    Animal Heart
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
  • T Moi
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
  • Arnaud Giovaninetti, Clément Sibony, and Elsa Mollien in Villa Jasmin (2008)
    Villa Jasmin
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 2008

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Pierre et fils (2005)
    Pierre et fils
    6.0
    Video
    • cadreur
    • 2005
  • Les yeux des oiseaux (1983)
    Les yeux des oiseaux
    5.8
    • assistant camera
    • 1983
  • Deux lions au soleil (1980)
    Deux lions au soleil
    5.6
    • camera operator
    • 1980
  • Retour à Marseille (1980)
    Retour à Marseille
    5.8
    • camera operator
    • 1980
  • Vacances royales
    4.8
    • assistant camera
    • 1980
  • Messidor (1979)
    Messidor
    7.2
    • assistant camera
    • first assistant camera
    • 1979
  • Alzire oder der neue Kontinent (1978)
    Alzire oder der neue Kontinent
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1978
  • Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valérie Mairesse, Lea Massari, and Delphine Seyrig in Faces of Love (1977)
    Faces of Love
    6.0
    • camera operator
    • 1977
  • Violanta (1977)
    Violanta
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1977
  • San Gottardo (1977)
    San Gottardo
    6.6
    • assistant camera
    • 1977
  • Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton, Florence Giorgetti, and Claude Goretta in The Lacemaker (1977)
    The Lacemaker
    7.4
    • assistant camera
    • 1977
  • Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff (1977)
    Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff
    7.2
    • first assistant camera
    • 1977
  • Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)
    Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
    7.5
    • first assistant camera
    • 1976
  • Le grand soir (1976)
    Le grand soir
    6.6
    • assistant camera
    • 1976
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Shadow of Angels (1976)
    Shadow of Angels
    6.4
    • assistant camera
    • 1976

Director

  • Pierre et fils (2005)
    Pierre et fils
    6.0
    Video
    • Director
    • 2005

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 16, 1946
    • Ascona, Tessin, Switzerland
  • Died
    • May 18, 2014
    • Cathervielle, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France(fall escaping a house fire)

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