Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 11, 1917
Died
May 16, 1997
Place of Birth
Fondi, Lazio, Italy
Credits
28 titles
Giuseppe De Santis
Biography
Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform. In 1942, De Santis collaborated on the script for Ossessione, Luchino Visconti's debut film, which is usually considered one of the first neo-realist films. His third film Bitter Rice (1950), the story of a young woman working in the rice fields who must choose between two socially disparate suitors, made a star of Silvana Mangano and was a landmark of the new cinematic style. It also earned De Santis an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story.
Known For
Filmography
Un'altra Italia era possibile - Il cinema di Giuseppe De Santis
Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
Self (archive footage)
National Theatre Live: Obsession
Original Film Writer
Giuseppe De Santis
Himself - Host
Necro not(to b)e
Sé stesso
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
I'll Teach You to Dream
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
Director
God Will Forgive My Pistol
Jerome/Charley Clanton
Attack and Retreat
Screenplay
The Visitor
Story
The Apartment
Director
The Year Long Road
Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Self (archive footage)
Engaged to Death
Writer
Men and Wolves
Director
Ricordami
Days of Love
Story
Angels of Darkness
Screenplay
A Husband for Anna
Story
Rome 11:00
Story
Under the Olive Tree
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Bitter Rice
Director
Tragic Hunt
Screenplay
Outcry
Screenplay
Desire
Screenplay
Days of Glory
Director
Obsession
Screenplay