Vittorio De Seta
Vittorio De Seta (born October 15, 1923 in Palermo , † November 28, 2011 in Sellia Marina ) was an Italian screenwriter and film director .
Life
De Seta was born to a wealthy family. He broke off studying architecture in Rome to devote himself entirely to filming. Between 1954 and 1959 he made ten short documentaries , the first seven of which describe everyday life in Sicily . Three other documentaries were made in Sardinia and Calabria .
The first long documentary Banditi a Orgosolo was made in Sardinia in 1960. Together with the films by Pier Paolo Pasolini , it triggered a second wave of Italian neorealism and was awarded a prize at the Venice International Film Festival in 1961 .
In the following years, De Seta also devoted himself to other genres until he returned to documentary film in 1980. His last film Lettere dal Sahara was also awarded at the Venice International Film Festival.
De Seta last lived in Rome and Sicily.
Filmography
- 1954: Vinni lu tempu di li pisci spata (subject: swordfish fishing near Messina)
- 1954: Isole di fuoco (subject: volcanic eruptions on the Aeolian Islands)
- 1955: Sulfatera (Topic: Working conditions in the sulfur mines in Sicily)
- 1955: Parabola d'oro (subject: Grain harvest in Sicily)
- 1956: Pasqua in Sicilia (subject: Easter in Sicily)
- 1956: Contadini del mare (Subject: Tuna fishing on the west coast of Sicily)
- 1958: Pescherecci (subject: fishermen on the island of Lampedusa)
- 1958: Pastori di Orgosolo (subject: cattle breeding in Sardinia)
- 1958: Un giorno in Barbagia (subject: Shepherds in Sardinia)
- 1959: I dimenticati
- 1961: The Bandits of Orgosolo (Banditi a Orgosolo)
- 1966: Un uomo a metà
- 1969: The Invited (L'invitata)
- 1973: Diario di un maestro (TV series)
- 1974: Un Anno a Pietralata (TV series)
- 1980: La Sicilia rivisitata
- 1993: In Calabria
- 2003: Dedicato ad Antonino Uccello
- 2006: Lettere dal Sahara
Web links
- Vittorio De Seta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview with Vittorio De Seta
Individual evidence
- ^ Addio a De Seta, regista di "Banditi a Orgosolo"
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 149
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Seta, Vittorio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 2011 |
| Place of death | Sellia Marina |