When you think of the great classics of Italian cinema, the name Carlo Di Palma hardly ever comes to mind. But you will never forget about this genius, who died at age 79 in 2004, if you take the chance during TIFF to watch Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life. Through his work, you will get a crash course in the history of Italian cinema and what made it loom large in the world. Fascinated by the magic those machines created, the younger Di Palma studied cinema before staring his career as a focus operator. Early on, Di Palma worked on two of the great Italian classics of the 1940s: Rome, Open City (1945), directed by Roberto Rossellini, and The Bicycle Thief (1948), directed by Vittorio De Sica.

Source: thestar September 13, 2016 21:00 UTC