Giuseppe De Santis
Writer, Director, Actor, Producer
February 11, 1917 — May 16, 1997 (80 years)
Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform.
In 1942, De Santis collaborated on the script for Ossessione, Luchino Visconti's debut film, which is usually considered one of the first neo-realist films.
His third film Bitter Rice (1950), the story of a young woman working in the rice fields who must choose between two socially disparate suitors, made a star of Silvana Mangano and was a landmark of the new cinematic style. It also earned De Santis an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story.
In 1942, De Santis collaborated on the script for Ossessione, Luchino Visconti's debut film, which is usually considered one of the first neo-realist films.
His third film Bitter Rice (1950), the story of a young woman working in the rice fields who must choose between two socially disparate suitors, made a star of Silvana Mangano and was a landmark of the new cinematic style. It also earned De Santis an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story.
Known For
Filmography
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Obsession · as Original Film Writer |
| 1964 | Italiano brava gente · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | Men and Wolves · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | |
| 1954 | Angels of Darkness · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | Under the Olive Tree · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | Bitter Rice · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | Tragic Hunt · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | Outcry · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | Desire · as Screenplay |
| 1943 | Obsession · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2021 | Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Cinema Komunisto · as Self |
| 1999 | Luchino Visconti · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1958 | Sergey Eyzenshteyn · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | God Will Forgive My Pistol · as Jerome/charley Clanton |
| 1950 | Under the Olive Tree · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Outcry · as Count's Attendant |
| 1972 | |
| 1963 | The Visit · as Story |
| 1954 | Days of Love · as Story |
| 1953 | A Husband for Anna · as Story |
| 1952 | Rome 11:00 · as Story |
| 1943 | Obsession · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex |