Aiace Parolin

Aiace Parolin (28 March 1920 – 19 November 2016) was an Italian film cinematographer.

Life and career[]

Born in Cagliari, at young age Parolin moved to Rome where he studied mechanical drawing at the Technical Institute.^[1] In 1935, he was hired as a camera maintenance engineer by film company Cines.^[1] He first worked on set in 1947, as second assistant cameraman in the Giuseppe De Santis' drama film Tragic Hunt.^[1]

In 1953, Parolin debuted as a cameraman under Leonida Barboni, and in 1961 he made his debut as a cinematographer on Alfredo Giannetti's Day by Day, Desperately.^[1] He is best known for his long professional relationship with Pietro Germi, with whom he collaborated from 1964 until Germi's death.^[1] He died on 19 November 2016, aged 96.^[2]

Selected filmography[]

• Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
• Le belle famiglie (1964)
• The Moment of Truth (1965)
• The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
• Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966)
• L'immorale (1967)
• A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968)
• Serafino (1968)
• Black Jesus (1968)
• Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
• Love and Anger (1969)
• A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970)
• Basta guardarla (1970)
• They Have Changed Their Face (1971)
• The Sicilian Connection (1972)
• Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)
• Baba Yaga (1973)
• Long Lasting Days (1973)
• Simona (1974)
• Order to Kill (1975)
• Street People (1976)
• Keoma (1976)
• Il marito in collegio (1977)
• I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)

References[]

External links[]

• Aiace Parolin at IMDb