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Pietro Germi

Pietro Germi (14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian cinema director, screenwriter, and actor who is best known for pioneering the neorealist … Read more

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Umberto D

Vittorio De Sica directed the 1952 Italian neorealist film Umberto D. The majority of the players were amateurs, including Carlo Battisti, who plays Umberto Domenico … Read more

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Miracle in Milan

On the streets of Milan, an open-hearted, unrelentingly active orphan fights to make the best of his life. Vittorio De Sica directed the 1951 Italian … Read more

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Bicycle Thief

Vittorio De Sica‘s 1948 Italian neorealist drama film Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette). It tells the narrative of a destitute man seeking his stolen bicycle … Read more

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Shoeshine

Two shoeshine boys in wartime Rome, Italy save money to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary puts them in juvenile … Read more

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Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio Domenico Stanislao Gaetano Sorano De Sica (July 7, 1901 – November 13, 1974) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He was a theatrical … Read more

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Germany, Year Zero

Germany, Year Zero (Germania anno zero) is the concluding film of Roberto Rossellini‘s unofficial war film trilogy, which includes Rome, Open City, and Paisà. Germany … Read more

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Paisà

Paisan (Paisà, meaning “[Fellow] Countryman”) is the second of Roberto Rossellini’s trilogy of 1946 Italian neorealist war drama films. There are six episodes in all. … Read more

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Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter who died on June 3, 1977. He was a notable director of Italian … Read more