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Technovision is an italian motion picture equipment company specialized in renting cameras and lenses. Founded by Henryk Chroscicki, under other company names such as ATC in the early fifties and ECE in the late sixties, Technovision was first registered as a trademark in 1976 (1) and has since then been known in the industry mainly for its lenses. Henryk Chroscicki, born in Poland in 1919 (2), then emigrated to Australia,  and finally settled down in Italy, where he graduated at the Centro Sperimentale (3) – Film School in Rome as a Cinematographer. Beside his cinematographic engagements he also ran a precision machine shop together with his partner Alfonso Sansone where most of the camera and grip accessories were manufactured. At that time most of the major rental houses created their own accessories around the different camera systems, since the manufacturers did not provide much of it; in these years amongst other equipment, a viewfinder for the Arriflex IIC was built, known as Fellini Door; Mitchell cameras were rehoused in Technovision’s workshop. Other remarkable items which entered the filmmarket and created under Technovision’s direction are the compact gear head named “Technohead” and the first telescopic Filmcrane called “Technocrane “ However, HC.’s main efforts were concentrated on lenses. In competition with other anamorphic lens systems, like Cinemascope or later Panavision H.C. developped his own anamorphic lenses called Totalscope.(4) Filming Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” with Totalscope lenses helped this widescreen system to achieve international success.(5) H.C. worked around the anamorphic double lens system looking for tecnical improvements and finally succeeded in creating a single anamorphic lens system called Technovision, first registered in 1976. Technovision anamorphic lenses gained popularity immediately, so that Lucchino Visconti and his dop Pasqualino De Santis used it for shooting “The Innocent” in 1976 and Dario Argento together with his cinematographer Luciano Tovoli chose Technovison for shooting one of the world’s most screened horror films called “Suspiria”. The big international breakthrough came with the release of “Apocalypse Now“directed by F.F. Coppola and filmed by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. In 1976 Harald Buggenig joined Technovision, and his entry enabled the company to expand and open new branches: first in England at Twickenham Film Studios as Technovision Cameras LTD under direction of David Pringle, then in 1984 a branch in Milan and in the early 90’s another prestigious rental facility in Paris called Technovision S.A. headed  with success by  Natasza Chroscicki, (Henryk’ daughter) until the french branch was purchased by Panavision. (6) From 1976 onwards, hundreds of motion pictures were filmed with Technovision lenses; following is a list of the most important classified by year of public release. (7)

Some of them were honored with winning an Oscar for best Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro for “Apocalypse Now” in 1979, for “Reds” in 1981 and finally for “The Last Emperor” in 1987; David Watkin for filming “Out of Africa” in 1985.

In 1996 Harald Buggenig takes over Technovision brand and with it the registered Trademark. (8)

The growing influence of digital cameras in the film market competing with traditional analogic film cameras inspired Technovision’s management to create a new company named D-Vision in order to follow up with the new technologies in 2004 and later both companies merged.

After a moderately quiet period for anamorphic lens systems the appearance in 2012 of the Alexa camera with a 4:3 sensor (9), created by Arrigroup, brought new life to anamorphic lenses.

Year	Title	                                       Director	           DOP 1960	La dolce vita *	                               Federico Fellini	   Otello Martelli 1976	L'innocente	                               Luchino Visconti	   Pasqualino De Santis 1976	Une femme à sa fenêtre	                       Pierre Granier-Deferre	   Aldo Tonti 1977	Tentacoli	                               Ovidio G. Assonitis	   Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli 1977	Holocaust 2000	                               Alberto de Martino	   Enrico Menczer 1977	Suspiria	                               Dario Argernto	           Luciano Tovoli 1978	Amore, piombo e furore	                       M. Hellman, T. Brandt	   Giuseppe Rotunno 1978	Il grande attacco	                       Umberto Lenzi	           Federico Zanni 1979	The black hole	                               Gary Nelson	           Frank V. Phillips 1979	Apocalypse now	                               Francis Ford Coppola	   Vittorio Storaro 1980	Popeye	                                       Robert Altman	           Giuseppe Rotunno 1980	Bad Timing	                               Nicolas Roeg	           Anthony B. Richmond 1981	Les uns et les autres	                       Claude Lelouch	           Jean Boffety 1981	The guns and the fury	                       Tony Zarindast	           Ali Reza Zarrindast 1982	Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ	Jean Yanne	          Mario Vulpiani 1982	Querelle	                               Rainer Werner Fassbinder   X.Schwarzenberger, Josef Vavra 1982	La donna giusta	                               Paul Williams	           Franco Di Giacomo 1982	Plus beau que moi, tu meurs	               Philippe Clair	           Mario Vulpiani 1983	Gabriela	                               Bruno Barreto	           Carlo Di Palma 1983	I paladini - Storia d'armi e d'amore	       Giacomo Battiato	   Dante Spinotti 1983	Project A - Operazione Pirati ('A' gai wak)	Jackie Chan	          Yiu-Tsou Cheung 1983	Hundra	                                       Matt Cimber	           John Cabrera 1984	La pirate	                               Jacques Doillon	           Bruno Nuytten 1984	Fort Saganne	                               Alain Corneau	           Bruno Nuytten 1984	The neverending story	                       Wolfgang Petersen	   Jost Vacano 1985	Subway	                                       Luc Besson	           Carlo Varini 1985	Flesh+blood	                               Paul Verhoeven	           Jan de Bont 1985	Red Sonja	                               Richard Fleischer	   Giuseppe Rotunno 1985	Ladyhawk	                               Richard Donner	           Vittorio Storaro 1986	Manon of the spring	                       Claude Berri	           Bruno Nuytten 1986	Jean de Florette	                       Claude Berri	           Bruno Nuytten 1986	The Clan of the Cave Bear	               Michael Chapman	           Jan de Bont 1987	The last emperor	                       Bernardo Bertolucci	   Vittorio Storaro 1988	Der Passagier - Welcome to Germany	       Thomas Brasch	           Axel Block 1988	Tucker: The man and his dream	               Francis Ford Coppola	   Vittorio Storaro 1989	The cook the thief his wife & her lover	       Peter Greenaway	           Sacha Vierny 1990	Nikita	                                       Luc Besson	           Thierry Arbogast 1990	The Russia house	                       Fred Schepisi	           Ian Baker 1991	Operation concord (Fei ying gai wak)	       Jackie Chan	           Arthur Wong 1992	Supercop	                               Stanley Tong	           Ardy Lam 1992	Twin dragons	                               Ringo Lam, Hark Tsui	   A. Wong, W. Wong 1992	Waterland	                               Stephen Gyllenhaal	   Robert Elswit 1993	Bad boy buddy	                               Rolf de Heer	           Ian Jones 1993	Magnificat	                               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 1993	Little Buddah	                               Bernardo Bertolucci	   Vittorio Storaro 1993	Trauma	                                       Dario Argernto	           Raffaele Mertes 1993	L'enfant lion	                               P. Grandperret	           Jean-Michel Humeau 1994	Lamerica	                               Gianni Amelio	           Luca Bigazzi 1994	Mohra	                                       Rajiv Rai	           Damodar Naidu 1994	Leon	                                       Luc Besson	           Thierry Arbogast 1995	Le hussard sur le toit	                       Jean-Paul Rappeneau	   Thierry Arbogast 1995	Thunderbolt (Pik lik foh)	               Gordon Chan	           Kwong-Hung Chan 1995	Cutthroat island	                       Renny Harlin	           Oliver Wood 1995	Rumble in the Bronx (Hung fan kui)	       Stanley Tong	           Jingle Ma 1996	Police story 4: First strike	                Stanley Tong	           Jingle Ma 1996	North star (Duello tra i ghiacci)	        Nils Gaup	           Bruno De Keyzer 1996	Evita	                                       Alan Parker	           Darius Khondji 1997	Le acrobate	                               Silvio Soldini	           Luca Bigazzi 1997	Gupt: the hidden truth	                       Rajiv Rai	           Ashok Mehta 1997	Kini & Adams	                               Idrissa Ouedraogo	   Jean-Paul Meurisse 1997	Il testimone dello sposo	               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 1997	Il sindaco	                               Ugo Fabrizio Giordani	   Pasquale Rachini 1997	Mr. Nice guy (Yat goh ho yan)	               Kwong-Hung Chan	           Raymond Lam 1997	The second jungle book: Mowgli & Baloo	       Dee McLachlan	           Adolfo Bartoli 1998	Tale of the mummy	                       Russell Mulcahy	           Gabriel Baristain 1998	Canrique de la racaille	                       Vincent Ravalec	           Philippe Le Sourd 1998	The longest nite (Am faa)	               Tha-Chi Yau	           Chiu-Lam Ko 1998	Who am I? (Ngo si seoi)	                        B. Chan, J. Chan	  Hang-Sang Poon 1998	La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano	       Giuseppe Tornatore	   Lajos Koltai 1998	Expect the unexpected (Fai seung dat yin)	Tat-Chi Yau	          Chiu-Lam Ko 1999	La Via degli angeli	                        Pupi Avati	           Cesare Bastelli 1999	Gorgeous (Boh lei chun)	                       Vincent Kok	           Man Po Cheung 2000	Les destinées sentimentales	               Olivier Assayas	           Eric Gautier 2000	Rules of engagement	                       William Friedkin	   W. A. Fraker & N. Pecorini 2001	I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa	       Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2001	Kiss of the dragon	                       Chris Nahon	           Thierry Arbogast 2001	Santa Maradona	                               Marco Ponti	           Marcello Montarsi 2001	The accidental spy (Te wu mi cheng)	       Teddy Chan	           Wing-Hang Wong 2001	Le placard	                               Francis Veber	           Luciano Tovoli 2002	Come se fosse amore	                       Roberto Burchielli	   Marcello Montarsi 2002	La Leggenda di Al, John e Jack	               Massimo Venier	           Arnaldo Catinari 2003	PTU	                                       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2003	Tais-toi! Francis Veber	          Luciano Tovoli 2003	Ricordati di me	                               Gabriele Muccino	   Marcello Montarsi 2003	Il cuore altrove	                       Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2004	Throw down (Yau doh lung fu bong)	       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2004	Yesterday once more (Lung fung dau)	       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2004	Happily ever after	                       Yvan Attal	           Rémy Chevrin 2004	Breaking news (Dai si gin)	               Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2004	La rivincita di Natale	                       Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2005	Miracolo a Palermo	                       Beppe Cino	           Adolfo Bartoli 2005	The interpreter	                               Sydney Pollack	           Darius Khondji 2005	Romanzo Criminale	                       Michele Placido	           Luca Bigazzi 2005	Ma quando arrivano le ragazze	               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2005	La seconda notte di nozze	               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2006	Triad election	                               Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2006	Bandidas	                               J. Rønning, E. Sandberg	   Thierry Arbogast 2006	Exiled (Fong juk)	                       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2007	Triangle (Tie saam gok)	                       R. Lam, J. To, H. Tsui	   Siu-Keung Cheng 2007	La cena per farli conoscere	               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2007	Il nascondiglio	                               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2008	L'empreinte de l'agne	                       Safy Nebbou	           Éric Guichard 2008	Sparrow (Man jeuk)	                       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2008	Dorothy Mills	                               Agnès Merlet	           Giorgos Arvanitis 2008	Linger (Hu die fei)	                       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2008	Il papà di Giovanna	                       Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2009	Road, movie	                               Dev Benegal	           Michel Amathieu 2009	Vengeance (Fuk sau)	                       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2009	Chérie	                                       Stephen Frears	           Darius Khondji 2009	Accident (Yi ngoi)	                       Pou-Soi Cheang	           Yuen Man Fung 2009	Gli amici del bar Margherita	               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2010	3	                                       Tom Tykwer	           Frank Griebe 2010	Il figlio più piccolo	                       Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2010	Una sconfinata giovinezza	               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2011	Life without principle (Dyut meng gam)	       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2011	Les tribulations d'une caissière	       Pierre Rambaldi	           Thomas Hardmeier 2011	Don't go breaking my heart	               Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2011	Il cuore grande delle ragazze	               Pupi Avati	           Pasquale Rachini 2012	Drug war (Du zhan)	                       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2012	Great Expectations	                       Mike Newell	           John Mathieson 2012	Cloud Atlas	                               Tom Tykwer	           Frank Griebe 2013	Sole a catinelle	                       Gennaro Nunziante	   Agostino Castiglioni 2013	The immigrant	                               James Gray	           Darius Khondji 2013	Blind detective (Man tam)	               Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2013	A perfect man	                               Kees Van Oostrum	   Joost van Gelder 2014	3 Day to kill	                               McG	                   Thierry Arbogast 2014	In grazia di Dio	                       Edoardo Winspeare	   Michele D'Attanasio 2014	Più buio di mezzanotte	                       Sebastiano Riso	           Piero Basso 2014	Grand Budapest hotel	                       Wes Anderson	           Robert D. Yeoman 2014	Tristesse club	                               Vincent Mariette	   Julien Roux 2015	Office (Hua li shang ban zu)	               Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng 2015	Le paon de nuit	                               Sijie Dai	           Saba Mazloum 2016	Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies	       Dominik Hartl	           Xiaosu Han, A. Thalhammer 2016	A Hologram of a king	                       Tom Tykwer	           Frank Griebe 2016	Three (San ren xing)	                       Johnnie To	           Siu-Keung Cheng, Hung-Mo To 2017	The man who killed Don Quixote	                Terry Gillian	           Nicola Pecorini 2017	The executrix	                               Michele Civetta	           Nicola Pecorini 2017	Il colore nascosto delle cose	               Silvio Soldini	           Matteo Cocco 2017	L'amica geniale	                               Saverio Costanzo	   Fabio Cianchetti 2017	Il tuttofare	                               Valerio Attanasio	   Ferran Paredes 2017	Proteggimi	                               Bonifacio Angius	   Pau Castejón Úbeda References (1) Trademark, Gazzeta Ufficiale IT/1976; pubblished 10.01.1977 (2) Mario Bernardo, "Un grande protagonista della tecnica cinematografica, pubbl.in 2000 note della tecnica atic-ntc.org (3) Alfonso Sansone, "Produttore per caso", documentary by Claudio Costa 2014 (4) Totalscope, IEC Film Formats in www.cinematographer.nl (5) La Dolce Vita, Davide Pozzi G5952 booklet (pdf) in cinetecadibologna.it (6) B&H Photo-Video_ProAudio, Feb 15th 2012 (7) Internet Movie Database (8) Trademark N° RM96-0004621 (Italy) pubblished in 1998 G.U.21 page 474 (9) Arrinews, website www.arri.com
 * filmed with Totalscope Lenses