Vittorio De Seta
| Vittorio De Seta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 October 1923 Palermo, Italy |
| Died | 28 November 2011 (aged 88) Calabria, Italy |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1954–2011 |
Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered one of the Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the 1960s.[1][2]
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[edit] Biography
He 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 was presented Détour De Seta, a documentary on the Italian director.[1][3]
[edit] Filmography
- Banditi a Orgosolo (1961)
- Un uomo a metà (1966)
- L'invitata (1969)
- Diario di un maestro (1972, TV)
- In Calabria (1993)
- Lettere dal Sahara (2005)
[edit] 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
[edit] Awards
- 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]
[edit] Further reading
- Bibliography
- Alessandro Rais (curated by). Il cinema di Vittorio De Seta. Catania, Giuseppe Maimone Editore, 1995. ISBN 8877510889
- Il mondo perduto: i cortometraggi di Vittorio De Seta. 1954-1959, book and DVD. Milano, Feltrinelli Editore, 2009. ISBN 9788807740343
- Documentary
- Détour De Seta. Documentary film. Dir. Salvo Cuccia. Palomar-Endemol, 2004. 57 min.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Détour De Seta at the Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved July 12, 2010
- ^ "Morto il regista Vittorio De Seta" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 2011-11-29. http://cinema-tv.corriere.it/cinema/11_novembre_29/morto-regista-vittorio-de-seta_8b3611e6-1a67-11e1-a0da-00d265bd2fc6.shtml. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Full Frame Fest - Advisory Board - Martin Scorsese Retrieved July 12, 2010
- ^ David di Donatello Awards. Retrieved July 11, 2010
- ^ a b Awards for Bandits of Orgosolo at the IMDb. Retrieved July 11, 2010
