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.
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Movies (28)
Un'altra Italia era possibile - Il cinema di Giuseppe De Santis
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
as Self (archive footage)
2021
National Theatre Live: Obsession
Original Film Writer (Writing)
2017
Giuseppe De Santis
as Himself - Host
2008
Necro not(to b)e
as Sé stesso
2003
Luchino Visconti
as Self (archive footage)
2002
I'll Teach You to Dream
1985
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
Director (Directing)
1972
God Will Forgive My Pistol
as Jerome/Charley Clanton
1969
Attack and Retreat
Screenplay (Writing)
1964
The Visitor
Story (Writing)
1963
The Apartment
Writer (Writing)
1960
The Year Long Road
Director (Directing)
1958
Sergei Eisenstein
as Self (archive footage)
1958
Engaged to Death
Writer (Writing)
1957
Men and Wolves
Director (Directing)
1957
Ricordami
1955
Days of Love
Story (Writing)
1954
Angels of Darkness
Screenplay (Writing)
1954
A Husband for Anna
Story (Writing)
1953
Rome 11:00
Story (Writing)
1952
Under the Olive Tree
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Bitter Rice
Story (Writing)
1949
Tragic Hunt
Screenplay (Writing)
1947
Outcry
Screenplay (Writing)
1946
Desire
Screenplay (Writing)
1946
Days of Glory
Director (Directing)
1945
Obsession
Screenplay (Writing)
1944