Giuseppe De Santis
Born: 1917-02-11 in Fondi, Lazio, Italy
Died: 1997-05-16
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2023
- Un'altra Italia era possibile - Il cinema di Giuseppe De Santis as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita as Self (archive footage)
2017
- National Theatre Live: Obsession ... (Original Film Writer)
2008
- Giuseppe De Santis as Himself - Host
2003
- Necro not(to b)e as Sé stesso
2002
- Luchino Visconti as Self (archive footage)
1972
- One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future ... (Director)
1969
- God Will Forgive My Pistol as Jerome/Charley Clanton
1964
- Attack and Retreat ... (Screenplay)
1963
- The Visitor ... (Story)
1960
- The Apartment ... (Director)
1958
- Sergei Eisenstein as Self (archive footage)
- The Year Long Road ... (Director)
1957
- Engaged to Death ... (Writer)
- Men and Wolves ... (Director)
1955
1954
- Angels of Darkness ... (Screenplay)
- Days of Love ... (Story)
1953
- A Husband for Anna ... (Story)
1952
- Rome 11:00 ... (Story)
1950
- Under the Olive Tree as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1949
- Bitter Rice ... (Story)
1947
- Tragic Hunt ... (Screenplay)
1945
- Days of Glory ... (Director)
1943
- Obsession ... (Screenplay)