Nicola Pecorini
Born: 1957-08-10 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Known For: Camera
Biography
Nicola Pecorini (born August 10, 1957, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian cinematographer. He began as a Steadicam operator on films such as Bitter Moon, Cliffhanger, Death and the Maiden and The American President, and co-founded the Steadicam Operators Association with Garrett Brown. He photographed Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, beginning a long collaboration with Gilliam that continued with Tideland, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Zero Theorem and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. His other films include Rules of Engagement and Harrison's Flowers, for which he won the cinematography award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Filmography
2024
- Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness ... (Director of Photography)
2021
- Erēmīta (Anthologies) as Self
2019
- Kingdoms of Fire ... (Director of Photography)
- He Dreams of Giants as Self
2018
- The Man Who Killed Don Quixote ... (Director of Photography)
- The Legend of the Christmas Witch ... (Director of Photography)
2017
- American Moon as Himself
2014
- Misunderstood ... (Director of Photography)
2013
- The Zero Theorem ... (Director of Photography)
- Doubt ... (Cinematography)
2011
- Ra.One ... (Director of Photography)
- The Wholly Family ... (Director of Photography)
2010
- The First Beautiful Thing ... (Director of Photography)
2009
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ... (Director of Photography)
2008
- A Whole Life Ahead ... (Director of Photography)
2006
- Best of Chris Isaak ... (Director)
2005
- The Brothers Grimm ... (Additional Photography)
- Tideland ... (Director of Photography)
2003
- The Order ... (Director of Photography)
- Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me ... (Director of Photography)
2002
- Lost in La Mancha as Self - Director of Photography
2000
- Rules of Engagement ... (Director of Photography)
- Harrison's Flowers ... (Steadicam Operator)
1998
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- Beverly Hills Ninja ... (Camera Operator)
- Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest ... (Cinematography)
1995
- Cutthroat Island ... (Camera Operator)
- French Kiss ... (Steadicam Operator)
- The American President ... (Steadicam Operator)
1994
- Only You ... (Steadicam Operator)
- Death and the Maiden ... (Steadicam Operator)
- Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy ... (Steadicam Operator)
1993
- Cliffhanger ... ("A" Camera Operator)
- Low Profile ... (Camera Operator)
1992
- Bitter Moon ... (Steadicam Operator)
1991
- The Sect ... (Steadicam Operator)
- Piedipiatti ... (Steadicam Operator)
1990
- Two Evil Eyes ... (Second Unit Director)
- The Comfort of Strangers ... (Steadicam Operator)
- Towards Evening ... (Steadicam Operator)
- In nome del popolo sovrano ... (Steadicam Operator)
1989
- The Church ... (Steadicam Operator)
1988
- Provvisorio, quasi d'amore ... (Steadicam Operator)
- The Gamble ... (Steadicam Operator)
1987
- Opera ... (Steadicam Operator)