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Riz Ortolani has 0 scores in the Nutevio catalogue.
Performer
Riz Ortolani
Composer in the Nutevio catalogue.
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1962–1980
- Known for
- Composer
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Reading Riz Ortolani
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Signature style
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Legacy
Ortolani set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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Frequent collaborators
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Actor
4 shared titles · Africa Blood and Guts
Franco Prosperi
Director
3 shared titles · Africa Blood and Guts
Dino Risi
Director
3 shared titles · Il Sorpasso
Ettore Scola
Screenplay
2 shared titles · Il Sorpasso
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Ruggero Maccari
Screenplay
2 shared titles · Il Sorpasso
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Gianfranco Clerici
Screenplay
2 shared titles · Cannibal Holocaust
Genre profile
- Horror2
- War1
- History1
- Documentary1
- Comedy1
- Adventure1
- Drama1
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1962–1980
- Scores composed
- 0
- In the Nutevio catalogue
- Known for
- Composer
- scored score
- 6.5
- Nutevio editorial metric
- Collection appearances
- 0
- Across the library
- Films rated 8+
- 0