FILM DIRECTOR

Vittorio De Sica

1901 - 1974

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Vittorio De Sica ( də SEE-kə, Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo de ˈsiːka]; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vittorio De Sica is the 36th most popular film director (up from 44th in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from Italy (down from 418th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Film Director.

Vittorio De Sica is most famous for his use of neorealism in his films. Neorealism is a style of filmmaking that seeks to represent the reality of life.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Vittorio De Sica ranks 36 out of 2,041. Before him are Georges Méliès, Michelangelo Antonioni, Wim Wenders, Fritz Lang, Michael Mann, and Billy Wilder. After him are Quentin Tarantino, Emir Kusturica, James Cameron, Krzysztof Kieślowski, John Ford, and Isao Takahata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Vittorio De Sica ranks 21. Before him are Ngo Dinh Diem, Gary Cooper, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Magda Goebbels, Paul of Greece, and Ernest Lawrence. After him are Alberto Giacometti, André Malraux, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Joaquín Rodrigo, Jean Dubuffet, and Mohamed Naguib. Among people deceased in 1974, Vittorio De Sica ranks 13. Before him are Ayub Khan, Patrick Blackett, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, James Chadwick, Pär Lagerkvist, and Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.. After him are U Thant, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Baldur von Schirach, Nick Drake, Julius Evola, and David Oistrakh.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vittorio De Sica ranks 477 out of 5,161. Before him are Clara Petacci (1912), Monica Bellucci (1964), Jacopo Peri (1561), Simone Martini (1284), Andrea del Sarto (1486), and Andrea Doria (1466). After him are Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857), Parmigianino (1503), Alessandro Cagliostro (1743), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87), and Pope John XVIII (970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Vittorio De Sica ranks 7. Before him are Federico Fellini (1920), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Luchino Visconti (1906), Sergio Leone (1929), and Michelangelo Antonioni (1912). After him are Tinto Brass (1933), Roberto Rossellini (1906), Frank Capra (1897), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Dario Argento (1940), and Giuseppe Tornatore (1956).

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