Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered one of Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the 1960s.[1][2]
Vittorio De Seta | |
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| Born | 15 October 1923 |
| Died | 28 November 2011 (aged 88) Sellia Marina (Calabria), Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1954–2011 |
Biography
editHe was born in Palermo, Sicily, to a wealthy family, and studied architecture in Rome, before deciding to become a director.
De Seta made ten short documentaries between 1954 and 1959, before directing his first feature-length film, Banditi a Orgosolo (Bandits of Orgosolo).
His early documentaries focus on the everyday life of many of Sicily's poorest workers, and are notable for their lack of voice-over narration, quiet mood, and striking color.
In 2005 the rediscovery of Vittorio De Seta's work was a highlight of Tribeca Film Festival and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, where Détour De Seta, a documentary on the Italian director was presented.[1][3]
Filmography
edit- Banditi a Orgosolo (1961)
- Un uomo a metà (1966)
- L'invitata (1969)
- Diario di un maestro (1972) TV mini-series
- Un anno a Pietralata (1974) TV movie
- In Calabria (1993)
- Lettere dal Sahara (2006)
- articolo 23 (2008) Short
Documentaries
edit- Vinni lu tempu de li pisci spata, 11', 1954
- Isole di fuoco, 11', 1954
- Sulfarara, 10', 1955
- Pasqua in Sicilia, 11', 1955
- Contadini del mare, 10', 1955
- Parabola d'oro, 10', 1955
- Pescherecci, 11', 1958
- Pastori di Orgosolo, 11', 1958
- Un giorno in Barbagia, 14', 1958
- I dimenticati, 20', 1959
- In Calabria, 81', 1993
- Dedicato ad Antonino Uccello, 30', 2003
Awards
edit- 1957. David di Donatello: Targa d'argento.[4]
- 1961. Best First Work in the Venice Film Festival with Banditi a Orgosolo.[5]
- 1962. Silver Ribbon of the Best Cinematography B/W at the Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists) with Banditi a Orgosolo.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Bibliography
- Alessandro Rais (curated by). Il cinema di Vittorio De Seta. Catania, Giuseppe Maimone Editore, 1995. ISBN 88-7751-088-9
- Il mondo perduto: i cortometraggi di Vittorio De Seta. 1954-1959, book and DVD. Milan, Feltrinelli Editore, 2009. ISBN 978-88-07-74034-3
- Paolino Nappi. L'avventura del reale. Il cinema di Vittorio De Seta. Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2015. ISBN 978-88-498-4493-1
- Documentary
- Détour De Seta. Documentary film. Dir. Salvo Cuccia. Palomar-Endemol, 2004. 57 min.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Détour De Seta Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine at the Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved July 12, 2010
- ^ "Morto il regista Vittorio De Seta" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Full Frame Fest - Advisory Board - Martin Scorsese Archived 1 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 12, 2010
- ^ David di Donatello Awards Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 11, 2010
- ^ a b Awards for Bandits of Orgosolo at the IMDb. Retrieved July 11, 2010