Federico Patellani

Federico Patellani (1911-1977) was an Italian photographer. An eye-witness to Italian life thanks to photo series like Italia Magica. His link with cinema began with the production of the film Old-Fashioned World by Mario Soldati, and continued in 1953 as assistant director to Alberto Lattuada on She-Wolf. Patellani travelled the world on more than one occasion for his photo shoots with a decidedly journalistic nature.

Stromboli 1949

2020

bilingual edition (English / Italian)

Humboldt Books - Time Travel

In the spring of 1949, while they were shooting “Stromboli” on the island of the same name, Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini began a love affair which was to cause a scandal. The great photographer Federico Patellani documented the development of the film as well as life on the island.

Alberto Lattuada, Federico Patellani
Matera 1953

2017

bilingual edition (English / Italian)

Humboldt Books - Time Travel

The troglodyte town of Matera in Southern Italy has fascinated generations of filmmakers since the Post-war area. Documenting the making of the 1953 film She-Wolf by Alberto Lattuada set in Matera, photographer Federico Patellani provides a unique insight of the life of the provincial city in the fifties.

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