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Vittorio De Sica was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Italian neorealism, also known as the Golden Age, is a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They primarily address the difficult economic and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, representing changes in the Italian psyche and conditions of everyday life, including poverty, oppression, injustice and desperation.
Bicycle Thieves is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which he will lose the job which was to be the salvation of his young family.
Umberto D. is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Most of the actors were non-professional, including Carlo Battisti who plays the title role of Umberto Domenico Ferrari, a poor elderly man in Rome who is desperately trying to keep his rented room. His landlady is evicting him and his only true friends, the housemaid and his dog Flike are of no help.
My Voyage to Italy is a personal documentary by acclaimed Italian-American director Martin Scorsese. The film is a voyage through Italian cinema history, marking influential films for Scorsese and particularly covering the Italian neorealism period.
Piero Piccioni was an Italian film score composer and lawyer.
Miracle in Milan is a 1951 Italian fantasy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was co-written by Cesare Zavattini, based on his novel Totò il Buono. The picture stars Francesco Golisano, Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa, and Guglielmo Barnabò.
Telefoni Bianchi films, also called deco films, were made by Italian film industry in the 1930s and the 1940s in imitation of American comedies of the time in a sharp contrast to the other important style of the era, calligrafismo, which was highly artistic. The cinema of Telefoni Bianchi was born from the success of the Italian film comedy of the early 1930s; it was a lighter version, cleansed of any intellectualism or veiled social criticism.
General della Rovere is a 1959 Italian film directed by Roberto Rossellini. The film is based on a novel by Indro Montanelli which was in turn based on a true story.
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct is a 1940 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is a remake of the Hungarian film Magda Expelled (1938).
Pasquale "Pasqualino" De Santis was an Italian cinematographer.
The Man Who Smiles is a 1936 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film about an Oedipus Complex, directed by Mario Mattoli. The film stars Vittorio De Sica, Umberto Melnati, Enrico Viarisio, Assia Noris and Paola Borboni.
I Love You Only is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Milly, Vittorio De Sica and Giuditta Rissone.
Christian De Sica is an Italian actor and film director.
Red Roses is a 1940 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica and Giuseppe Amato and starring De Sica, Renée Saint-Cyr, and Vivi Gioi. It was De Sica's first film as a director. De Sica had previously appeared in a 1936 production of the stage play by Aldo De Benedetti on which it was based. It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin.
Heart and Soul is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica and Duilio Coletti, based on Edmondo de Amicis' novel Heart. De Sica won the Silver Ribbon for Best Actor by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists.
The Old Lady is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi. It features Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film.
Paprika is a 1933 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Vittorio De Sica. A German-language version Paprika and a French version Paprika were also made.
Peddlin' in Society or Down With Riches! is a 1946 Italian romance-drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli. it was a loose sequel to the 1945 film Down with Misery by the same director and also starring Magnani.
Salvo D'Angelo was an Italian film producer. He also worked as an art director and production designer.
