Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
52
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-02-11
Day of Death
1997-05-16 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Fondi, Lazio, Italy
Also Known As
Джузеппе Де Сантис
Giuseppe De Sanctis
Gino de Sanctis
Joe de Santis
Giuseppe Desantis
Giuseppe de Santis
Giuseppe De Santis
Biography
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.
