Vittorio De Sica
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 7, 1901
- Died
- November 13, 1974 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
Biography
Vittorio De Sica (7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves (honorary), while Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and Il giardino dei Finzi Contini won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of Sciuscià (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Bicycle Thieves helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. Bicycle Thieves was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history. De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Major Rinaldi in American director Charles Vidor's 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, a movie that was panned by critics and proved a box office flop. De Sica's acting was considered the highlight of the film.
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Filmography
The Voyage
Movie · Director
A Brief Vacation
Movie · Director
We'll Call Him Andrea
Movie · Director
Birth of the Republic
TV · Director · 1 ep
Sunflower
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
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The Couples
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A Place for Lovers
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The Witches
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Woman Times Seven
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After the Fox
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A Young World
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Marriage Italian Style
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
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The Boom
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Boccaccio '70
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The Condemned of Altona
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The Last Judgment
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Two Women
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Fast and Sexy
Movie · Co-Director
The Roof
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The Gold of Naples
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Indiscretion of an American Wife
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Umberto D.
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Miracle in Milan
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Bicycle Thieves
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Heart
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Shoeshine
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The Gates of Heaven
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The Children Are Watching Us
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A Garibaldian in the Convent
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Teresa Venerdì
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Maddalena, Zero for Conduct
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Red Roses
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