Virgilio Tosi - Filmography

Filmography

  • La battaglia di Milano (1949 – Documentary, realized on behalf of Milan’s Camera del Lavoro di Milano, on the occupation by workers of some large metal transformation factories in order to stop their dismantling – no copy to be found)
  • Elettroshock (1950 – Scientific research documentary, realized on the initiative of prof. Ugo Cerletti (Rome University) to show the effects of electroshock along the zoological chain and on humans –never completed, some materials should survive in the Istituto Luce archives)
  • Enciclopedia Cinematografia "Conoscere" (1952-1955 – prod. Filmeco - 12 documentary “items” (Acqua, Barometro, Clorofilla, Culla Termostatica, Elettroencefalogramma, Illusioni ottiche, Innesto, Obesità, Polmone d’acciaio, Russare, Specchio, Zero assoluto), as well as participation in management of the initiative, directed by Michele Gandin
  • Inchiesta alimentare a rofrano (1954 – produced by Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche-Istituto Luce)
  • Mimetismo animale (1956)
  • Riflessi condizionati (1956)
  • La casa dell'erpetologo (1957)
  • L'universo di Dante, i cinque sensi, l'occio, i denti (1957 – didactic documentaries)
  • Premio Nobel (1958)
  • Le guardie del sole (1958)
  • Le cure parentali E(1958 – produced by Luce, award at the International Scientific Film Festival, Moscow)
  • I Roditori (1959 – produced by Luce, award at the International Festival of Film for Youth, Venice)
  • Biologia del sesso (1959 – codirected by A. Stefanelli, Bucranio d'argento award at the International Scientific Film Festival, Padova University)
  • Sincrotrone (1959 – award at the International Scientific Film Festival, Oxford-London, "Nastro d'argento" diploma, award at the Electronics Festival, Rome and at the Industrial Film Festival, Monza)
  • Un quarto d'Italia (1961 – based on a project by Cesare Zavattini, extended documentary realized on behalf of the Associazione tra le Casse di Risparmio Italiane.
  • Radiazioni pericolose (1961 – produced in cooperation with the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare)
  • Vedere l'invisibile (1961 – produced in cooperation with the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare – modified version of Sincrotrone)
  • L'atomo in mare (1962 – produced in cooperation with the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare)
  • La professione di Capo (1963 – Five medium-length films produced for Italsider)
  • Il quarto stato della materia (1964 – produced in cooperation with the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare, prize at the International Scientific Film Festival, Athens and at the Industrial Film Festival, Genova)
  • Fusione controllata dell'idrogeno (1964 – produced in cooperation with the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare)
  • Fall out (1964 – produced in cooperation with the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare, award at the Industrial Film Festival, Monza)
  • Disegno industriale (1964, award at the Industrial Film Festival, Bologna)
  • 1+1=10 (1964 – codirected by M. Gandin – produced in cooperation with the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare, prize at the Industrial Film Festival, Genova)
  • Operazione qualità (1966 – Three medium-length films produced for Italsider)
  • P.Q. 2 Anno terzo (1968 – produced in cooperation with the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare)
  • Fotografia della famiglia Italiana (1969–1970, selected for the Festival dei Popoli, Firenze)
  • Telecomunicare (1970)
  • Pulsazioni in vitro (1970 – produced by Istituto Luce)
  • La misura del tempo (1973 – produced by Mondadori)
  • Un pioniere del cinema scientifico: Roberto Omegna (1974 – produced by Luce, prize at the International Scientific Film Festival, Miskolc-Budapest)
  • Le vipere (1975 – produced by Luce, prize at the International Scientific Film Festival, Eindhoven)
  • Acque costiere (1982 – produced by Luce)
  • The origins of scientific cinematography (1990-1993 – European coproduction: I.W.F., Germany, CNRS-AV, France, Istituto Luce, Italy) – Series of three films (versions in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish):
    • The pioneers - 52’
    • Technical developments around the turn of the century - 17’
    • Early applications - 30’.
  • Elogio dell'imperfezione - incontro con Rita Levi Montalcini - (2000 - produced by Scuola Nazionale di Cinema - Archivio della memoria - Ritratti italiani n. 3) - 56'.

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