Vittorio De Sisti (23 November 1940 – 22 April 2006) was a Libyan-born Italian director and screenwriter. Born in

Darna Darna () is a Filipina superheroine created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo. The character's first appearance was in ''Pilipino Komiks'' (Ace Publications, Inc.) #77 on May 13, 1950. Darna is a retooling of Ravelo's earlier cha ...

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

, De Sisti entered the cinema industry in 1962 as a sound engineer. In 1966, after graduating from the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. The centre is the oldest film school in ...

, he was assistant director

Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolt ...

and began directing documentaries. In 1968 he debuted as a director, giving up his career as a sound engineer. In the late 1970s De Sisti focused his career on television. He was married to actress and playwright Lucia Vasilicò.

Selected filmography

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Fiorina la vacca ''Fiorina la vacca'' (''Fiorina the Cow'') is a 1972 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Vittorio De Sisti. The film, loosely based on several works by Ruzante, is an example of the '' Decamerotici'' genre popular in the early 1970s. Plot Set ...

'' (1972) * '' Private Lessons'' (1975) * '' La supplente va in città'' (1979) * '' Casa Cecilia'' (1982) * '' Delitti e profumi'' (1988)

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* 1940 births 2006 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian audio engineers Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni People from Derna, Libya Giallo film directors Italian male screenwriters Libyan emigrants to Italy 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub