- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 11, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Fondi, Lazio, Italy
- Died
- May 16, 1997
Giuseppe De Santis
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
movieUn'altra Italia era possibile - Il cinema di Giuseppe De Santis
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieCinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieNational Theatre Live: Obsession
2017 · Original Film Writer
Giuseppe De Santis
movieGiuseppe De Santis
2008 · Himself - Host
movieNecro not(to b)e
2003 · Sé stesso
movieLuchino Visconti
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieI'll Teach You to Dream
1985
movieOne Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
1972 · Director, Story, Producer
movieGod Will Forgive My Pistol
1969 · Jerome/Charley Clanton
movieAttack and Retreat
1964 · Screenplay, Director, Story
movieThe Visitor
1963 · Story
movieThe Apartment
1960 · Writer, Director
movieThe Year Long Road
1958 · Director, Writer
movieSergei Eisenstein
1958 · Self (archive footage)
movieEngaged to Death
1957 · Writer
movieMen and Wolves
1957 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieRicordami
1955
movieDays of Love
1954 · Story, Screenplay, Director
movieAngels of Darkness
1954 · Screenplay
movieA Husband for Anna
1953 · Story, Director, Screenplay
movieRome 11:00
1952 · Story, Screenplay, Director
movieUnder the Olive Tree
1950 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Story
movieBitter Rice
1949 · Story, Screenplay, Director
movieTragic Hunt
1947 · Screenplay, Director, Story
movieOutcry
1946 · Screenplay
movieDesire
1946 · Screenplay
movieDays of Glory
1945 · Director
movieObsession
1943 · Screenplay, Assistant Director, Dialogue