Vittorio De Sica
Directing
- Born
- July 7, 1901 · Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
- Died
- November 13, 1974 (age 73)
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.
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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.
Known for
Bicycle Thieves
July 21, 1948
Umberto D.
January 20, 1952
We All Loved Each Other So Much
December 21, 1974
Two Women
December 22, 1960
Marriage Italian Style
December 18, 1964
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
December 21, 1963
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
December 4, 1970
Shoeshine
April 27, 1946
Miracle in Milan
February 8, 1951
Sunflower
March 14, 1970
Boccaccio '70
February 23, 1962
The Gold of Naples
December 3, 1954
Behind the camera44
- 2007The Sons of His Mistress Author
- 1974We All Loved Each Other So Much Presenter
- 1974The Voyage Director
- 1973A Brief Vacation Director
- 1972We'll Call Him Andrea Director
- 1970The Couples Director, Writer
- 1970The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Director
- 1970Io e Dio Producer
- 1970Sunflower Director
- 1968A Place for Lovers Director