Director
Giuseppe De Santis
Born February 11, 1917 in Fondi, Lazio, ItalyDied May 16, 199712 films
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.
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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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First watchBitter Rice19497.5Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers.View filmFilmography
12 films as director- 1972One Appreciated Professional of Sure FutureDirector
- 1964Attack and RetreatDirector
- 1960The ApartmentDirector
- 1958The Year Long RoadDirector
- 1957Men and WolvesDirector
- 1954Days of LoveDirector
- 1953A Husband for AnnaDirector
- 1952Rome 11:00Director
- 1950Under the Olive TreeDirector
- 1949Bitter RiceDirector
- 1947Tragic HuntDirector
- 1945Days of GloryDirector