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Vittorio De Sica

Italian film director (1901-1974)

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Vittorio De Sica was an Italian film director who lived from 1901 to 1974 and is remembered as one of the most important figures in cinema history. He is particularly known for pioneering the Neorealist movement in Italian film, which focused on telling stories about ordinary people and real social issues rather than escapist entertainment.

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Born: 1901
Died: 1974
Works: 16

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Italy
Active from: 1901-07-07
Active to: 1974-11-13

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Vittorio De Sica (/də ˈsiːkə/ 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. Bicycle Thieves was deemed the greatest film of all time by Sight & Sound magazine's poll of filmmakers and critics in 1952, and was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history.