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Alessandro Blasetti
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Alessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and film editor. Born in Rome on July 3, 1900, he was educated at Sapienza University of Rome. He held citizenship in Italy and the Kingdom of Italy. Blasetti worked primarily in the directing department. He died in Rome on February 1, 1987, and is buried at Campo Verano.
His notable works include *Cinéma italien d'aujourd'hui*, *Sole*, *Times gone by*, *Il cinema che ho vissuto*, and *Scritti sul cinema*. He received several awards, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, the David di Donatello for Best Director, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and the Civil Order of Savoy. He spoke, wrote, and signed in Italian.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1900
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Cinéma italien d'aujourd'hui
- Sole
- Times gone by
- Il cinema che ho vissuto
- Scritti sul cinema
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Directing · Rome, Lazio, Italy
Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s.
Known for
- Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Four Truths — (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")1962
- A Difficult Life — Self1961
- Bellissima — Self1952
via TMDB
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,712x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,438x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 23,413x
- Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
· 2015 · cited 21,072x
- The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration
· 2009 · cited 12,545x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-07-03 ) 3 July 1900, Rome , Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 1 February 1987 (1987-02-01) (aged 86), Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Film director
- Years active
- 1917–1981
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alessandro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- film editor
- Educated at
- Sapienza University of Rome
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Image
- Alessandro Blasetti 1965.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- place of burial
- Campo Verano
- date of birth
- 1900-07-03
- date of death
- 1987-02-01
- Commons category
- Alessandro Blasetti
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Alessandro Blasetti
- name in native language
- Alessandro Blasetti
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Encyclopedic overview
Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Four Steps in the Clouds. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s.
Early life
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