From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Emilio Lari
Emilio Lari
Emilio Lari is an Italian born movie stills photographer. Candy, Director: Christian Marquant, 1967
The Beloved, Director: George P. Cosmatos, 1969
Career Barbarella, Director: Roger Vadim, 1968
Romeo and Juliet, Franco Zeffirelli, 1968
Emilio started his career by bluffing his way on to the set Kelly’s Heroes, Director: Brian G. Hutton, 1969
of Richard Lester’s A Hard Day’s Night in 1964. On set, the The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972
crew and actors happened to be waiting for a photogra- The Godfather II, 1974
pher from L’European magazine and welcomed Lari ac- Just a Gigolo, Director: David Hemmings, 1977
cordingly. Emilio happily played the role until he was ex- Raging Bull, Director: Martin Scorsese, 1979
posed when the official photographer arrived. However, Once Upon A Time in America, Director: Sergio Leone,
his talent and friendly approach led to an invitation to 1984
the filming of Help! in 1965. Ladyhawke, Director: Richard Donner, 1984
Lari’s charm and happy-go-lucky attitude took him The Godfather III, 1990
through 40 years of European and Hollywood movies –
from the cult 1966 hit Barbarella and Franco Zeffirelli’s
classic 1968 Romeo and Juliet, to Francis Ford Coppola’s
References
iconic Godfather trilogy and Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. [1] Francis Ford Coppola, quoted in Lari, Emilio, Back
As the official on-set photographer to the biggest to Help, Lampi di Stampa, 2006
stars of the Big Screen, Lari’s stills are infused with a
sense of ease that comes from his relationship with the
actors and directors that he worked with. His portfolio
External links
includes some incredible shots of iconic figures caught • Italian Cultural Institute in London
off guard; we see John Lennon mucking about in a long • [1]
dark wig, and Jane Fonda stealing the director’s chair to • [2]
put her feet up between takes. Facing us from the back of
that chair is the Director’s name: Roger Vadim. Lari has Persondata
tipped the viewer a cheeky wink... Name Lari, Emilio
As much as his considerable skill with the camera,
Emilio Lari’s ebullient personality and playful eye char- Alternative names
acterises his unique brand of photography. Short description
As Francis Ford Coppola said of him, you ‘.. can’t sepa- Date of birth
rate the work from the man, but both lifted your spirits.’
Place of birth
[1]
Date of death
Selected Films Place of death
Help!, Director: Richard Lester, 1965
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