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De Sica, Vittorio |
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De Sica, Vittorio (1901-1974)Italian film director and actor. His Ladri di biciclette/Bicycle Thieves (1949) is a landmark of Italian neo-realism. Later films include Umberto D (1955), La ciociara/Two Women (1961), and Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini/The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970). His acting credits include The Earrings of Madame de .. (1953) and The Millionaires (1960).
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Q: And Penelope's character is very much in the earth-mother tradition of the movies Sophia Loren made with Vittorio de Sica -- tousled hair, eyeliner, full- It's a beautiful shot to end a touching film, which, if it had come from Brazil or Italy with subtitles, would be hailed as a minor masterpiece in the style of classical neo-realists such as De Sica or Visconti. Though hardly at the level of Vittorio De Sica or Francois Truffaut, Gianni Amelio's study of a man getting to know his 15-year-old developmentally disabled son for the first time puts a high premium on emotional realism and keeps the manipulative business to a minimum. |
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