PIERLUIGI PRATURLON (1924–1999)

PIERLUIGI PRATURLON (1924-1999) | New Year's Eve party at Gina Lollobrigida's, Rome 1964 Image Size: 23,8 x 29,7 cm English: Vintage silver print on double-weight semi-matte paper, in excellent condition. Photographer's copyright stamp, date stamp "1965" and handwritten numerical notes on the reverse. In the heyday of Italian cinema, the last great works of classic Hollywood films were also produced in the Roman Cinecittà production studios. The import of the American star system led to the emergence of new professional fields for photographers. The Italian still photographer Pierluigi Praturlon, whose pictures promoted over 400 films, was also one of the pioneers of paparazzo photography. Gina Lollobrigida became a film star and sex symbol in the 1950s. She threw lavish parties in her sprawling villa on the Via Appia Antica. This was also the case on New Year's Eve in 1964, where she can be seen in this photo with Vittorio Gassman, Renato Ranucci and Claudia Cardinale. German: Vintage silver gelatin print on cardboard-thick semi-matte paper, in excellent condition. Photographer's copyright stamp, date stamp "1965" and handwritten numerical annotations on the reverse. In the heyday of Italian cinema, the last great works of classic Hollywood film were also made in the Roman Cinecittà production studios. The import of the American star system led to the emergence of new professional fields for photographers. The Italian still photographer Pierluigi Praturlon, whose pictures advertised over 400 films, was also one of the pioneers of paparazzo photography. Gina Lollobrigida became a film star and sex symbol in the 1950s. She threw lavish parties in her sprawling villa on the Via Appia Antica. This was also the case on New Year's Eve in 1964, where she can be seen in this photo with Vittorio Gassman, Renato Ranucci and Claudia Cardinale.