Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian cinema director and

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, considered

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's great imaginative realists of the 1960s.''Détour De Seta''
at the

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. Retrieved July 12, 2010

Biography

He was born in

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, to a wealthy family, and studied architecture in

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, 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 ''Banditi a Orgosolo'' (''Bandits of Orgosolo'') is a 1960 Italian film drama directed by Vittorio De Seta. The film stars Vittorina Pisano. De Seta won an Award for the film at the Venice Film Festival. Cast *Vittorina Pisanu ... Mintonia *Mi ...

'' (''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

and

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, where ''

Détour De Seta ''Détour De Seta'' is a 2004 documentary film directed by Salvo Cuccia about Vittorio De Seta. Synopsis By tracing the places of Vittorio De Seta films and looking for people who had contact with him, as the Cozzo Disi sulfur miners, Ganzirri ...

'', a documentary on the Italian director was presented.

Filmography

*''

'' (1961) *''

Un uomo a metà ''Un uomo a metà'' (internationally released as ''Almost a Man'' and ''Half a Man'') is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Seta. The film entered the competition at the 1966 Venice Film Festival, in which Jacques Perrin was awarde ...

'' (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

*''Vinni lu tempu de li pisci spata'', 11', 1955 *''Isole di fuoco'', 11', 1955 *''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 *''Dedicato ad Antonino Uccello'', 30', 2003

Awards

*1957.

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: Targa d'argento.David di Donatello Awards
. Retrieved July 11, 2010 *1961. Best First Work in the

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with ''

''.Awards for Bandits of Orgosolo
at the

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. Retrieved July 11, 2010 *1962.

Silver Ribbon The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

of the Best Cinematography B/W at the Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists) with ''Banditi a Orgosolo''.

Bibliography

;Bibliography *Alessandro Rais (curated by). ''Il cinema di Vittorio De Seta''.

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, Giuseppe Maimone Editore, 1995. *''Il mondo perduto: i cortometraggi di Vittorio De Seta. 1954-1959'', book and DVD.

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, Feltrinelli Editore, 2009. *Paolino Nappi. ''L'avventura del reale. Il cinema di Vittorio De Seta''. Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2015. ;Documentary * ''

''.

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. Dir.

Salvo Cuccia Salvo Cuccia (born July 14, 1960) is an Italian cinema director and screenwriter. Filmography *1993. ''Duo with Peter Kowald''. *1995. ''Un sogno di lumaca''. *2003. ''Il Satiro danzante''. *2004. ''Détour De Seta''.

. Palomar-Endemol, 2004. 57 min.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Seta, Vittorio 1923 births 2011 deaths Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Film people from Palermo Italian male screenwriters