Vittorio De Seta
Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian filmmaker. Considered one of Italy's great imaginative realists of the 1960s, his films usually documented the country's everyday life. He is most known for his Banditi a Orgosolo (1961), which incorporated the Italian neorealism with his previous documentary filmmaking background.
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Vittorio De Seta
- Name
- Vittorio De Seta
- Born
- 15 October 1923
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Italy
- Died
- 28 November 2011
- Place of death
- Sellia Marina (Calabria), Italy
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
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Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian filmmaker. Considered one of Italy's great imaginative realists of the 1960s, his films usually documented the country's everyday life. He is most known for his Banditi a Orgosolo (1961), which incorporated the Italian neorealism with his previous documentary filmmaking background.
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• Name — Vittorio De Seta • Born — 15 October 1923 • Birthplace — Palermo, Italy • Died — 28 November 2011 • Place of death — Sellia Marina (Calabria), Italy • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1954–2011
Early life
Early life
He was born in Palermo, Sicily, to a wealthy family, and studied architecture in Rome, before deciding to become a director.
Career
Career
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 Détour De Seta, a documentary on the Italian director was presented.
Filmography
Filmography
• Banditi a Orgosolo (1961) • Almost a Man (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
Documentaries
• Lu tempu di li pisci spata, 1954 • Isole di fuoco, 1954 • Surfarara, 1955 • Pasqua in Sicilia, 1955 • Contadini del mare, 1955 • Parabola d'oro, 1955 • Pescherecci, 1958 • Pastori di Orgosolo, 1958 • Un giorno in Barbagia, 1958 • I dimenticati, 1959 • In Calabria, 1993 • Dedicato ad Antonino Uccello, 2003
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1923
Vittorio De Seta was born on 15 October 1923.
2011
Vittorio De Seta died on 28 November 2011.
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Awards
• 1957. David di Donatello: Targa d'argento. • 1961. Best First Work in the Venice Film Festival with Banditi a Orgosolo. • 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.
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