Cesare Zavattini
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Cesare Zavattini (September 20, 1902-October 13, 1989) was an Italian screenwriter and one of the first theorists and proponents of the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema.
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[edit] Brief Biography
Born at Luzzara, near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, on September 20, 1902, Zavattini studied law at the University of Parma, but devoted himself to writing. In 1930 he relocated to Milan, and worked for the book and magazine publisher Angelo Rizzoli. After Rizzoli began producing films in 1934, Zavattini received his first screenplay and story credits in 1936. In 1939, he met Vittorio De Sica, beginning a partnership that produced some two dozen films, including such masterpieces of Italian neorealism as
- Sciuscià ("Shoe-Shine", 1946)
- Ladri di biciclette ("Bicycle Thieves, American release title, The Bicycle Thief", 1948),
- Miracolo a Milano ("Miracle in Milan", 1951), and
- Umberto D. (1952).
Zavattini died in Rome, October 13, 1989.
[edit] Directors
Among the many celebrated directors of Italian and international cinema Zavattini worked with in his more than 80 films are:
- Vittorio de Sica,
- Michelangelo Antonioni,
- Alessandro Blasetti,
- Mauro Bolognini,
- Mario Camerini,
- René Clément,
- Federico Fellini,
- Pietro Germi,
- Alberto Lattuada,
- Mario Monicelli,
- Elio Petri,
- Dino Risi,
- Roberto Rossellini,
- Mario Soldati
- Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
- Luchino Visconti.
Also, In the short story "La Santa," by Gabriel García Márquez a character is named after Zavattini. In the story, the character is a teacher of cinema.
[edit] Notable films
His other notable films include:
- L'oro di Napoli ("The Gold of Naples", 1954)
- La Ciociara ("Two Women", 1960)
- I sequestrati di Altona ("The Condemned of Altona", 1962)
- L'isola di Arturo ("Arturo's Island", 1962)
- Ieri, oggi e domani ("Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", 1963)
- I girasoli ("Sunflower", 1970)
- Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini ("The Garden of the Finzi-Continis", 1970)
- Una breve vacanza ("A Brief Vacation", 1973)
[edit] External links
- Cesare Zavattini at IMDb, retrieved October 15, 2006
- Cesare Zavattini - Official website (Italian), retrieved October 15, 2006
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