Cesare Zavattini

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Cesare Zavattini (1980)

Cesare Zavattini (born September 20, 1902 in Luzzara , † October 13, 1989 in Rome ) was an Italian screenwriter and theorist of neorealism .

Cesare Zavattini portrayed by Paolo Monti , 1975

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)

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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.repubblica.it/venerdi/2016/03/14/foto/i_comunisti_di_luzzara_secondo_paul_strand_e_cesare_zavattini-135451421/1/
  2. ↑ Awards for Cesare Zavattini on imdb.com
  3. ↑ Joachim Gatterer / Jessica Alexandra Micheli (eds.): Ivo Barnabò Micheli. Poetry of opposites. Cinema radicale , Folio Verlag, Vienna-Bozen 2015, p. 117.
personal data
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