SCARECROW

Jerry Schatzberg

(New York, NY, USA, 1927), one of the most famous photographers of the 1960s, has collaborated with magazines like “Vogue,” “Esquire,” “Glamour” and “Life. He has made portraits of the most important artists and intellectuals of the time, including Bob Dylan (he took the photo that is on the cover of the album Blonde on Blonde) and Robert Rauschenberg. He debuted in 1970 with Puzzle of a Downfall Child, which was followed the next year by The Panic in Needle Park, Al Pacino’s first film. In 1973, his film Scarecrow won the Grand Prix in Cannes. One of his later films, Reunion, is based on the novel by Fred Uhlman and was written by Harold Pinter.

FILMOGRAFIA

Puzzle of a Downfall Child (Mannequin - Frammenti di una donna, 1970), The Panic in Needle Park (Panico a Needle Park 1971), Scarecrow (Lo spaventapasseri, 1973), Sweet Revenge (1976), The Seduction of Joe Tynan (La seduzione del potere, 1979), Honeysuckle Rose (Accordi sul palcoscenico, 1980), Misunderstood (Incompreso - L’ultimo sole d’estate, 1984), No Small Affair (Una cotta importante, 1984), Street Smart (Street Smart - Per le strade di New York, 1987), Clinton and Nadine (La contropartita, tv, 1988), Reunion (L’amico ritrovato, 1989), Lumière et compagnie (ep. Jerry Schatzberg, cm, 1995), The Day the Ponies Come Back (2000).