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Tucci in Italy is swarming with handsome images: a mouthwatering dollop of spaghetti and clams inspired by a Neapolitan chef’s 94-year-old mother, majestic Renaissance-era palaces and quaint villages where the show’s host, Stanley Tucci , enlists locals to expound on Italian culture. But director of photography Matt Ball isn’t always looking for polish — he wants candor. “It’s not necessarily a show about how beautiful everything looks,” Ball says. “The primary goal is to get authenticity.

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