Carlo U. Quinterio
| Carlo U. Quinterio | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 26 January 1944 Florence, Italy |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Italian |
| 💼 Occupation | Producer and director |
| 📆 Years active | 1965 - present |
| Notable work | Night Train to Venice (1993)
Sindrome Veneziana (1989) Pontormo (2004) |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Stefania Manzi |
| 👶 Children | Eleonora and Luisa Augusta |
Carlo U. Quinterio (26 January 1944) is an Italian producer and director. He is best known for his movies such as Night Train To Venice (1993), Sindrome veneziana (1989) and Pontormo (2004).
Early life and education
Carlo U. Quinterio was born in Florence on 26 January 1944, residing on Viale dei Colli. His grandfather was Carlo Pignatti Morano di Custoza. In 1970 he graduated in Economics and Commerce from the University of Florence. His father, Gustavo Quinterio, was the screenwriter and adapter of Dino de Laurentis for the films War and Peace, I Due Enemici, Barabbas and La Bibbia. Between 1965 and 1972, he made some documentaries in 16mm: Grazie Austerity, Firenze Perduta (about the 1966 flood), Henry Moore a Firenze, Sorriso Di Sole Ad Hong Kong and India Amara with material filmed by his father Gustavo. In 1973 Carlo U. Quinterio directed the short film Il Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda, based on the texts of T. Tasso and the music of C. Monteverdi.
Career and later life
In 1974 Carlo U. Quinterio went to the U.S.A. and participated in a one-year internship in Hollywood Studios. In 1975 he was producer and director of ITALIA '75, a television program (42 shows) for Italians in Los Angeles, California, broadcast by Channel 22 on the Hollywood sunset. In 1976 Dino De Laurentis called him as special effects coordinator for King Kong and The White Buffalo, where he joined Carlo Rambaldi, winner of the Oscar the following year (1977). In 1977 he collaborated with Carlo Rambaldi on the creation of the E.T. in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters.
Of The Third Kind. In 1978 he joined the DGA (Directors Guild of America) based in Los Angeles.
From 1978 to 1981 he collaborated with Paramount Television in the production of the shows Makin' It, Mork And Mindy, Family Ties, Best Of The West, Taxi ('80 - '81), Hart to Hart. In 1980 the DGA recognised him as the best American "stage manager" for the Taxi show.
In 1981 Paramount sent him to Italy as production coordinator, in the sequences shot in Italy of Winds Of War, a 15-hour television series followed by the series War And Remembrance.
Carlo U. Quinterio has held film courses at the Cinema Department of U.C.L.A. in Los Angeles (USA), at the P.A.C.E. Cinema School of Rome, at the Institute of Cinematographic Sciences of Florence, at FIT and the P.A.C.E. University Downtown in New York City.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Tancredi E Clorinda | Producer and Director |
| 1975 | Cristoforo Colombo | Producer and Director |
| 1975/76 | Personaggi | Producer and Director |
| ITALIA 75 | Producer and Director | |
| 1976 | King Kong | Special effects |
| 1977 | Close Encounters Of The Third Kind | Special effects |
| 1978 | TAXI | Second assistant director |
| 1979 | Hart To Hart | Second assistant director |
| Makin' It | Second assistant director | |
| A Guide For The Married Woman | Second assistant director | |
| Best Of The West | Assistant director | |
| 1982 | Materia Peccans | Producer and Director |
| Light Blast | First assistant director | |
| Regina | First assistant director | |
| The Family Keaton | Stage manager | |
| 1983 | Winds Of War | Second assistant director |
| Krull | Second assistant director | |
| 1984 | Behind The Mask | Producer and Director |
| 1985 | War And Remembrance | Second assistant director |
| Amici Miei Atto lll | Production assistant | |
| A Room With A View | Transportation coordinator | |
| 1986 | the Fifth Missile | First assistant director |
| 1988 | A Bed Full Of Foreigners | Associate producer |
| Arti E Mestieri | Producer and Director | |
| Haunted Summer | First assistant director | |
| 1989 | Sindrome Veneziana | Producer and Director |
| Casablanca Express | Assistant director | |
| Magdalene | Associate producer and Assistant director | |
| The Jewellery's Shop | First assistant director | |
| 1990 | Happy Days In Clichy | Casting and Assistant director |
| 1994 | Night Train To Venice | Director |
| 1997 | In The Loop (pilot) | Second assistant director |
| THE PRESIDENTS OF U.S.A. - Fiction & Reality | Producer and Director | |
| 2003 | Il Colore Nelle Arti | Director |
| 2004 | Pontormo | Producer |
| 2010 | Firenze Ricorda Amici Miei | Producer and Director |
| ANTONIO MEUCCI – Genio Fiorentino | Producer and Director | |
| Hollywood Ringrazia Meucci | Producer and Director | |
| 2012 | La Vera Storia Del Burlesque | Director |
| La Pagina Mancante Di Presenzano | Producer and Director | |
| 2014 | FRANCESCO QUINTERIO: Lo Storico | Producer and Director |
| 2015 | Jan Fabre Spiritual Guards | Producer and Director |
| Scots In Italy | Director | |
| Il Colori Di Nano Campeggi | Producer and Director | |
| Storia Dell'Aviazione Italiana | Producer and Director | |
| 2016 | THE PRESIDENTS OF U.S.A. - Fiction and Reality | Producer and Director |
| ARA PACIS di ROMA | Producer and Director | |
| Futurismo di Marinetti | Producer and Director | |
| Museo Del Duomo Di Firenze | Producer and Director | |
| Firenze Ricorda L'Alluvione Del 1966 | Producer and Director | |
| Architettura Italiana | Producer and Director | |
| Oriana Fallaci | Producer and Director | |
| 2017 | Hollywood In Musica | Producer and Director |
| The Beauty Of Florence | Producer and Director | |
| 2019 | Leonardo da Vinci nella storia della medicina | Producer and Director |
| Gemellaggio Lions Firenze-Kyoto | Producer and Director | |
| 2020 | I Grandi Navigatori Toscani | Producer and Director |
Awards and nominations
In 1980 the DGA recognised Carlo U. Quinterio as the best American "stage manager" for the Taxi show.
In 1993 Carlo U. Quinterio received from the hands of the Mayor Morales, in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, the “Filippo Mazzei Award” for his film career in the United States.
References
Videohound's Video Premieres: The Only Guide to Video Originals and Limited Releases
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