Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini (born September 20, 1902 in Luzzara , † October 13, 1989 in Rome ) was an Italian screenwriter and theorist of neorealism .
Life
Born in Luzzara, near Reggio nell'Emilia , in northern Italy, he studied law at the University of Parma , but devoted himself to writing. In 1930 he moved to Milan and worked for the book and magazine publisher Angelo Rizzoli . After Rizzoli began making films in 1934, Zavattini received his first scriptwriting assignments in 1936. Three years later he met Vittorio De Sica , with whom he made over two dozen films, including such masterpieces of Italian neorealism as shoe shiners ( Sciuscià , 1946), bicycle thieves ( Ladri di Biciclette , 1948), The Miracle of Milan ( Miracolo in Milano , 1951) and Umberto D. (1952). For the joint book project Un Paese ("A Village"), Zavattini wrote texts about his place of birth for the black and white photographs of Paul Strand .
During his career he worked with over 80 directors, including Michelangelo Antonioni , Alessandro Blasetti , Mauro Bolognini , Mario Camerini , René Clement , Federico Fellini , Pietro Germi , Alberto Lattuada , Mario Monicelli , Elio Petri , Dino Risi , Roberto Rossellini , Mario Soldati and Luchino Visconti .
Zavattini died in Rome on October 13, 1989.
Filmography (selection)
- 1942: Lie of a summer night (4 passi fra le nuvole)
- 1946: Shoe shiner (Sciuscià)
- 1948: Bicycle thieves (Ladri di biciclette)
- 1950: A Sunday in August ( Domenica d'agosto )
- 1951: The Miracle of Milan (Miracolo a Milano)
- 1952: The coat (Il cappotto)
- 1952: Umberto D. (Umberto D.)
- 1954: The Gold of Naples (L'oro di Napoli)
- 1954: Ali Baba ( Ali Baba es les quarante voleurs )
- 1960: And yet they live (La Ciociara)
- 1960: innocence in cross-examination (Il rossetto)
- 1961: The Last Judgment does not take place (Il giudizio universale)
- 1962: Island of Forbidden Love (L'isola di Arturo) (based on a novel by Elsa Morante )
- 1962: Boccaccio 70 (Boccaccio 70)
- 1963: Yesterday, today and tomorrow (Ieri, oggi e domani)
- 1965: chase the fox! (Caccia alla volpe)
- 1967: Woman lures seven times (Woman Times Seven)
- 1970: Sunflowers (I girasoli)
Awards
Zavattini has been nominated for an Oscar three times . Four times he received the Silver Ribbon of the Professional Association of Italian Film Journalists. In 1982 he was finally awarded a Golden Lion for his life's work at the Venice Film Festival .
Films about Zavattini
- Ivo Barnabò Micheli (director): Cesare Zavattini: “Let's talk a lot about me” , 40 min., Westdeutscher Rundfunk , Federal Republic of Germany 1972.
Web links
- Cesare Zavattini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.repubblica.it/venerdi/2016/03/14/foto/i_comunisti_di_luzzara_secondo_paul_strand_e_cesare_zavattini-135451421/1/
- ↑ Awards for Cesare Zavattini on imdb.com
- ↑ Joachim Gatterer / Jessica Alexandra Micheli (eds.): Ivo Barnabò Micheli. Poetry of opposites. Cinema radicale , Folio Verlag, Vienna-Bozen 2015, p. 117.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zavattini, Cesare |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1902 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Luzzara |
DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1989 |
Place of death | Rome |