Dante Spinotti
Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC, is an Italian cinematographer. He is known for his collaborations with directors such as Michael Mann, Michael Apted, Ermanno Olmi, Bruce Beresford, Curtis Hanson, and Brett Ratner. He received Academy Award nominations for L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999) and won a BAFTA Award for The Last of the Mohicans (1992). He has also won two Italian David di Donatello Awards and two Nastro d'Argento Awards. Spinotti was born in the commune of Tolmezzo, in the Northern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, near the Austrian border. At the age of 11, he began experimenting with still photography with a camera inherited from his uncle, a cinematographer and director who specialised in documentaries and newsreels. He left high school early to work in the film industry in Kenya, driven by his skills in freehand drawing. His first work as a cinematographer was the 1972 television drama I Nicotera. His first film was Il minestrone (1981), directed by Sergio Citti. His early work included collaborations with noted Italian directors Lina Wertmüller (Softly, Softly) and Liliana Cavani (The Berlin Affair). He moved to the United States in 1986, entering a highly competitive Hollywood environment. Among the more notable films he has worked on are The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, L.A. Confidential, The Insider, Public Enemies, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I Saw the Light, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Spinotti also was the cinematographer for many of Brett Ratner's films, such as Red Dragon (2002), After the Sunset (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and Hercules (2014). Spinotti was the cinematographer on both adaptations of the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris: Michael Mann's 1986 adaptation (titled Manhunter) and Brett Ratner's 2002 adaptation. Spinotti has highlighted the meticulous preparation and collaborative spirit essential to his work, particularly with director Michael Mann. He also discussed the process of remastering classics like Heat and adapting to new technologies, such as using digital cinematography and even iPhones for certain shots to enhance storytelling. He is a member of the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He won the Golden Camera 300 award at the Manaki Brothers Film Festival in North Macedonia for lifetime achievement. In 2012, he received the American Society of Cinematographers's Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dante Spinotti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Making The Last of the Mohicans
(Self)
Deception
(Herr Kleiner / Mr. Moretti)
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
(Self)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
(Self)
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
(Self)
The Making of 'Heat'
(Self)
Borsalino City
(Self - Cinematographer)
The 'Manhunter' Look: A Conversation with Dante Spinotti
(Himself)
Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'
(Self)
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
(Self)
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
(Self)
The Contract
(Director of Photography)
Freak Show
(Director of Photography)
From the Hip
(Director of Photography)
Nell
(Director of Photography)
Heat
(Director of Photography)
L.A. Confidential
(Director of Photography)
After the Sunset
(Director of Photography)
Bandits
(Director of Photography)
Pinocchio
(Director of Photography)
Wonder Boys
(Director of Photography)
Frankie and Johnny
(Director of Photography)
Elyse
(Director of Photography)
The Family Man
(Director of Photography)
Manhunter
(Director of Photography)
Hudson Hawk
(Director of Photography)
The Quick and the Dead
(Director of Photography)
The Last of the Mohicans
(Director of Photography)
The Insider
(Director of Photography)
Red Dragon
(Director of Photography)
Beaches
(Director of Photography)
Slipstream
(Director of Photography)
Illegally Yours
(Director of Photography)
Tower Heist
(Director of Photography)
Hearts and Armour
(Director of Photography)
Where Are You
(Director of Photography)
Where Are You
(Producer)
Sotto Sotto
(Director of Photography)
The Star Maker
(Director of Photography)
X-Men: The Last Stand
(Director of Photography)
Vinodentro
(Director of Photography)
Hercules
(Director of Photography)
Posso entrare? An ode to Naples
(Director of Photography)
Thus Spoke Bellavista
(Director of Photography)
The Soup
(Director of Photography)
Flash of Genius
(Director of Photography)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
(Director of Photography)
Public Enemies
(Director of Photography)
Deception
(Director of Photography)
I Saw the Light
(Director of Photography)
The Secret of the Old Woods
(Director of Photography)
Dream of a Summer Night
(Director of Photography)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
(Director of Photography)
The Basileus Quartet
(Director of Photography)
Cellini: A Violent Life
(Director of Photography)
The Other Sister
(Director of Photography)
The Comfort of Strangers
(Director of Photography)
Ant-Man and the Wasp
(Director of Photography)
Goodbye Lover
(Director of Photography)
Alto Knights
(Cinematography)
Torrents of Spring
(Director of Photography)
Blink
(Director of Photography)
Aria
(Director of Photography)
That's Amore!
(Director of Photography)
Traffik
(Director of Photography)
The Berlin Affair
(Director of Photography)
Fatale
(Director of Photography)
The Dark Side of Love
(Director of Photography)
The Mirror Has Two Faces
(Director of Photography)
La fine è nota
(Director of Photography)
Cinderella '80
(Director of Photography)
Black and Blue
(Director of Photography)
Crimes of the Heart
(Director of Photography)
Fair Game
(Director of Photography)
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
(Additional Director of Photography)
True Colors
(Director of Photography)
L'Inverno
(Director of Photography)
Assassination
(Director of Photography)