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name: "Carlo Varini"
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fi1m_id: "carlo-varini"
imdb_id: "nm0002299"
tmdb_id: 2160
wikidata_id: "Q2939262"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "16 August 1946"
died: "18 May 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
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updated: "2026-09-26T01:08:30.927158+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Carlo Varini

## Identity

Carlo Varini

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/carlo-varini
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** carlo-varini
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002299
- **TMDB ID:** 2160
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2939262
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2939262, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002299/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2160

Cinematographer. Born 16 August 1946 in Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland. Died 18 May 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 16 August 1946, Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland
- **Died:** 18 May 2014
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2939262, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002299/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2160

## Biography

Carlo Varini was a Swiss cinematographer. Born in Ascona, Ticino, in 1946, he trained at the Schwarz-film studio in Ostermundigen and studied film at the arts academy in Zurich. In the 1970s he worked as assistant to cinematographer Renato Berta on numerous Swiss feature films, including works by Alain Tanner and Daniel Schmid.

Varini settled in Paris in 1978. He shot Luc Besson’s debut feature *Le Dernier Combat* (1983), followed by *Subway* (1985) and *The Big Blue* (1988); the latter two brought César nominations for best cinematography. Later credits include *The Chorus* (2004). He was a professor at La Fémis and a member of the Association Française des Cinématographes. Varini died in a fire in Cathervielle, France, in 2014.

*Sources: cineuropa.org, imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Last Battle* (1983), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-battle.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mirage of Love* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Inner Zone* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Nemesis* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Win Win* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Cyanide* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Hitler in Hollywood* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Animal Heart* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Fugueuses* (2008), Lighting Director
- *Badland* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Odette Toulemonde* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Zone libre* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Man Who Came From Elsewhere* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Chorus* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Robinson Crusoé* (2003), series, Director of Photography
- *La victoire des vaincus* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Life* (2002), Director of Photography
- *L'Héritier* (2002), Director of Photography
- *This Is My Body* (2001), Director of Photography
- *One Way Ticket* (2001), Director of Photography
- *La Valise* (2001), Director of Photography
- *A Head for Business* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Recto/Verso* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Love Tangles* (1998), Director of Photography
- *La terza luna* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Pupil* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Two Dads and One Mom* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...* (1994), Director of Photography
- *La nuit sacrée* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Boulevard des hirondelles* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Iran: Days of Crisis* (1991), series, Director of Photography
- *Fortune Express* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Mima* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Dark Woods* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Bankomatt* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Big Blue* (1988), Director of Photography
- *The Little Coquette* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Nuit d'ivresse* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Genesis* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Terrorists in Retirement* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Subway* (1985), Director of Photography
- *One Woman or Two* (1985), Director of Photography
- *The Last Battle* (1983), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-battle.md)
- *L'ange de l'abîme* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Matlosa* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Penultimate* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Lieber Herr Doktor* (1977), Camera Operator
- *Le Passage*, Director of Photography

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