
Vittorio De Sica
- Date of Birth: 1901-07-07
- Date of Death: 1974-11-13
- Place of Birth: Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
Biography
Vittorio De Sica (7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bic... Vittorio De Sica (7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves (honorary), while Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and Il giardino dei Finzi Contini won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of Sciuscià (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Bicycle Thieves helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. Bicycle Thieves was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history. De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Major Rinaldi in American director Charles Vidor's 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, a movie that was panned by critics and proved a box office flop. De Sica's acting was considered the highlight of the film.

Snow Job
Crime, Drama • 1972 February

The Clemenceau Affair
• 1917 September

Scandal Man
Drama • 1972 February

Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde
Documentary • 1965 October

Venetian Honeymoon
Romance, Comedy • 1959 February

The Secrets of the Bed
Comedy • 1954 May

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
Documentary • 1966 April

Lo sbaglio di essere vivo
Comedy • 1945 December

The Secretary for Everyone
Comedy, Romance • 1932 October

Il mondo dei miracoli
Comedy • 1959 June