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{{short description|Italian cinematographer}}
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| name = Ubaldo Arata
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| image = Arata Garroni.jpg
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| caption = Ubaldo Arata, at left, with colleague {{ill|Romolo Garroni|it}}, 1942
| birth_date = 23 March 1895
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| birth_place = [[Ovada]], [[Italy]]
| birth_place = [[Ovada]], [[Italy]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1947|12|7|1895|3|23|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1947|12|7|1895|3|23|df=yes}}
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| occupation = Cinematographer
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| yearsactive = 1918 – 1947
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'''Ubaldo Arata''' (1895–1947) was an Italian [[cinematographer]]. Arata worked on more than a hundred films between 1918 and his death in 1947. Arata entered cinema in the [[silent era]], and worked prolifically during the 1920s including on one of the final entries into the long-running [[Maciste]] series. He was employed on the first Italian [[sound film]] ''[[The Song of Love (film)|The Song of Love]]'' (1930). Until the [[fall of Fascism]], he was one of the leading Italian cinematographers working on [[propaganda of Fascist Italy|propaganda films]] such as ''[[Scipione l'africano]]'' (1937) and ''[[Luciano Serra, Pilot]]'' (1938) as well as more straightforward entertainment films.
'''Ubaldo Arata''' (23 March 1895 – 7 December 1947) was an Italian [[cinematographer]]. Arata worked on more than a hundred films between 1918 and his death in 1947. Arata entered cinema in the [[silent era]] and worked prolifically during the 1920s including on one of the final entries into the long running [[Maciste]] series. He was employed on the first Italian [[sound film]] ''[[The Song of Love (1930 film)|The Song of Love]]'' (1930). Until the [[fall of Fascism]], he was one of the leading Italian cinematographers working on [[propaganda of Fascist Italy|propaganda films]] such as ''[[Scipione l'africano]]'' (''Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal'', 1937) and ''[[Luciano Serra, Pilot]]'' (1938) as well as more straightforward entertainment films.


Arata worked with [[Roberto Rossellini]] on the 1945 [[Italian neorealism|neorealist]] drama ''[[Rome, Open City]]''. He was instrumental in securing the backing of the [[film distribution|distribution']] company [[Minerva Film]] for the production's release.<ref>Liehm p.329</ref> Following the [[Second World War]], Arata worked on several [[co-production (filmmaking)|co-production]]s with Britain and the United States.
Arata worked with [[Roberto Rossellini]] on the 1945 [[Italian neorealism|neorealist]] drama ''[[Rome, Open City]]''. He was instrumental in securing the backing of the [[film distribution|distribution]] company [[Minerva Film]] for the production's release.<ref>Liehm p.329</ref> Following the [[Second World War]], Arata worked on several [[co-production (filmmaking)|co-production]]s with Britain and the United States.


==Selected filmography==
== Selected filmography ==
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* ''[[Zingari (film)|Zingari]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Zingari (film)|Zingari]]'' (1920)
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* ''[[The Courier of Moncenisio (1927 film)|The Courier of Moncenisio]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Courier of Moncenisio (1927 film)|The Courier of Moncenisio]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Last Tsars]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Last Tsars]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Carnival of Venice (film)|The Carnival of Venice]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Carnival of Venice (1928 film)|The Carnival of Venice]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Rails (film)|Rails]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Rails (film)|Rails]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Judith and Holofernes (1929 film)|Judith and Holofernes]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Judith and Holofernes (1929 film)|Judith and Holofernes]]'' (1929)
* ''[[The Song of Love (film)|The Song of Love]]'' (1930)
* ''[[The Song of Love (1930 film)|The Song of Love]]'' (1930)
* ''[[When Naples Sings (1930 film)|When Naples Sings]]'' (1930)
* ''[[When Naples Sings (1930 film)|When Naples Sings]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Courtyard (1931 film)|Courtyard]]'' (1931)
* ''[[Courtyard (1931 film)|Courtyard]]'' (1931)
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* ''[[The Last Adventure (1932 film)|The Last Adventure]]'' (1932)
* ''[[The Last Adventure (1932 film)|The Last Adventure]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Together in the Dark]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Together in the Dark]]'' (1933)
* ''[[I'll Always Love You (1933 film)|I'll Always Love You]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Everybody's Woman]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Everybody's Woman]]'' (1934)
* ''[[The Little Schoolmistress (1934 film)|The Little Schoolmistress]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Lady of Paradise]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Just Married (1934 film)|Just Married]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Unripe Fruit]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Unripe Fruit]]'' (1934)
* ''[[The Wedding March (1934 film)|The Wedding March]]'' (1934)
* ''[[The Wedding March (1934 film)|The Wedding March]]'' (1934)
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* ''[[Luciano Serra, Pilot]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Luciano Serra, Pilot]]'' (1938)
* ''[[The Widow (1939 film)|The Widow]]'' (1939)
* ''[[The Widow (1939 film)|The Widow]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Angelica (1939 film)|Angelica]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Bridge of Glass (film)|Bridge of Glass]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Bridge of Glass (film)|Bridge of Glass]]'' (1940)
* ''[[The King's Jester]]'' (1941)
* ''[[The King's Jester]]'' (1941)
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* ''[[Life Begins Anew]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Life Begins Anew]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Rome, Open City]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Rome, Open City]]'' (1945)
* ''[[The Innocent Casimiro]]'' (1945)
* ''[[The Adulteress (1946 film)|The Adulteress]]'' (1946)
* ''[[The Adulteress (1946 film)|The Adulteress]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Teheran (film)|Teheran]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Teheran (film)|Teheran]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Call of the Blood]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Fatal Symphony]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Call of the Blood (1948 film)|Call of the Blood]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Black Magic (1949 film)|Black Magic]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Black Magic (1949 film)|Black Magic]]'' (1949)
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 30 May 2024

Ubaldo Arata
Ubaldo Arata, at left, with colleague Romolo Garroni [it], 1942
Born(1895-03-23)23 March 1895
Ovada, Italy
Died7 December 1947(1947-12-07) (aged 52)
Rome, Italy
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1918–1947

Ubaldo Arata (23 March 1895 – 7 December 1947) was an Italian cinematographer. Arata worked on more than a hundred films between 1918 and his death in 1947. Arata entered cinema in the silent era and worked prolifically during the 1920s including on one of the final entries into the long running Maciste series. He was employed on the first Italian sound film The Song of Love (1930). Until the fall of Fascism, he was one of the leading Italian cinematographers working on propaganda films such as Scipione l'africano (Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal, 1937) and Luciano Serra, Pilot (1938) as well as more straightforward entertainment films.

Arata worked with Roberto Rossellini on the 1945 neorealist drama Rome, Open City. He was instrumental in securing the backing of the distribution company Minerva Film for the production's release.[1] Following the Second World War, Arata worked on several co-productions with Britain and the United States.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Liehm p.329

Bibliography

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  • Liehm, Mira. Passion and Defiance: Film in Italy from 1942 to the Present. University of California Press, 1984.
  • Wagstaff, Christopher. Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach. University of Toronto Press, 2007.
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