Leonida Barboni

Leonida Barboni (23 November 1909 – 6 November 1970) was an Italian film cinematographer.

Life and career
Born in Fiuminata, Macerata, Barboni started his career working as a cameraman for Fox Movietone and Paramount newsreels. He later worked as a cinematographer for documentaries, and in 1942 he made his feature film debut with La fanciulla dell'altra riva. After the war Barboni started a critical acclaimed collaboration with the director Pietro Germi and with the set designer Carlo Egidi. His style was characterized by the proliferation of small light sources, a great attention to detail and by the use of 'deep focus' shots. He was the elder brother of the cinematographer and director Enzo Barboni.

Selected filmography

 * A Night of Fame (1949)
 * In the Name of the Law (1949)
 * Sunday in August (1950)
 * Path of Hope (1950)
 * The Devil in the Convent (1950)
 * Ragazze da marito (1952)
 * Red Shirts (1952)
 * The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952)
 * Mademoiselle Gobete (1952)
 * Jealousy (1953)
 * The Enchanting Enemy (1953)
 * Neapolitans in Milan (1953)
 * Adriana Lecouvreur (1955)
 * Angela (1955)
 * Il coraggio (1955)
 * The Railroad Man (1956)
 * Dreams in a Drawer (1956)
 * Fathers and Sons (1957)
 * A Man of Straw (1958)
 * Nella città l'inferno (1959)
 * The Great War (1959)
 * The Facts of Murder (1959)
 * The Hunchback of Rome (1960)
 * The Passionate Thief (1960)
 * Run with the Devil (1960)
 * The Traffic Policeman (1960)
 * Divorce Italian Style (1961)
 * Black City (1961)
 * The Lovemakers (1961)
 * A Difficult Life (1961)
 * Disorder (1962)
 * The Captive City (1962)
 * The Verona Trial (1963)
 * Liolà (1963)
 * Corruption (1963)
 * Countersex (1964)
 * Amori pericolosi (1964)
 * The Possessed (1965)
 * The Dolls (1965)
 * After the Fox (1966)
 * Pleasant Nights (1966)
 * Sex Quartet (1966)
 * The Witch (1966)
 * El Greco (1966)
 * The Rover (1967)
 * Bora Bora (1968)
 * The Sex of Angels (1968)
 * Tre donne - La sciantosa  (ТВ) (1970)
 * 1870 (1971)