Ermanno Olmi was an Italian film director and screenwriter best known for directing Il Posto (1961) and The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1977), which won the Palme d'Or. Throughout his career Olmi blended Italian neorealism with Christian humanism, with many of his films following humble characters through the spiritual trials of harsh conditions.
Vittorio De Seta was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered one of Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the 1960s.
Il Posto is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Ermanno Olmi. Often cited as Olmi's first major work, it is an example of Italian neorealism. Olmi won the David di Donatello for Best Director for his work on the film. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."
The 63rd annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, from 30 August to 9 September 2006.
Tullio Kezich was an Italian screenwriter and playwright, best known as the film critic for Corriere della Sera and for his award-winning biography of Italian director Federico Fellini.
Banditi a Orgosolo is a 1960 Italian film drama directed by Vittorio De Seta. The film stars Vittorina Pisano. De Seta won an Award for the film at the Venice Film Festival.
The 65th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 27 August 2008 by Burn After Reading, and closed on 6 September 2008. International competition jury, led by Wim Wenders, awarded Golden Lion to The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
The 52nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August and 9 September 1995.
Détour De Seta is a 2004 documentary film directed by Salvo Cuccia about Vittorio De Seta.
The 51st annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 September to 12 September, 1994.
The 50th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 31 August to 11 September 1993.
The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989.
The 43rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 30 August to 10 September, 1986. It was the last edition directed by Gian Luigi Rondi.
The 45th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1988.
The list of the 100 Italian films to be saved was created with the aim to report "100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978". Film preservation, or film restoration, describes a series of ongoing efforts among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images they contain. In the widest sense, preservation assures that a movie will continue to exist in as close to its original form as possible.
The 44th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1987.
The 28th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 26 August to 8 September 1967.
The 27th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 10 September 1966.
The 24th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1963.
The 23rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1962.
