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Brief Biography

Born at Luzzara, near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, on September 20, 1902, Zavattini studied law at the University of Parma, but devoted himself to writing. In 1930 he relocated to Milan, and worked for the book and magazine publisher Angelo Rizzoli. After Rizzoli began producing films in 1934, Zavattini received his first screenplay and story credits in 1936. In 1939, he met Vittorio De Sica, beginning a partnership that produced some two dozen films, including such masterpieces of Italian neorealism as Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Reggio Emilia (RE) Mayor Stefano Donelli (since April 5, 2005) Elevation 15 m Area 39 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 8,890  - Density 218/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Luzzaresi Dialing code 0522 Postal code 42045 Frazioni see... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Reggio Emilia (RE) Mayor Graziano Delrio (from July 1, 2004) Elevation 58 m Area 231 km² Population  - Total 141,383  - Density 612/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Reggiani Dialing code 0522 Postal code 42100 Frazioni see list Patron San Prospero  - Day... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Parma (PR) Mayor Elvio Ubaldi (since May 28, 2002) Elevation 55 m Area 260 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 175,789  - Density 676/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Parmigiani (Parmensi are called the provinces inhabitants) Dialing code... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese: Milán (listen)) is the main city of northern Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vittorio de Sica (July 7, 1901 - November 13, 1974) was an Italian neorealist director and actor. ... Italian neorealism is a film movement often considered to have started in 1943 with Ossessione and ended in 1952 with Umberto D. The movement is characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed in long takes on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors for secondary and sometimes primary...

• Sciuscià ("Shoe-Shine", 1946)
• Ladri di biciclette ("The Bicycle Thief", 1948),
• Miracolo a Milano ("Miracle in Milan", 1951), and
• Umberto D. (1952).

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Directors

Among the many celebrated directors of Italian and international cinema Zavattini worked with in his more than 80 films are:

• 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.

Also, In the short story "La Santa," by Gabriel García Márquez a character is named after Zavattini. In the story, the character is a teacher of cinema. Michelangelo Antonioni (born September 29, 1912, Ferrara, Emilia Romagna) is an Italian modernist film director whose films are widely considered as some of the most influential in film aesthetic. ... Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900, Rome, Latium, Italy, 1 February 1987, Rome, Lazio, Italy was an Italian film director who influenced Italian neorealism. ... Mauro Bolognini (Pistoia, June 28, 1922 - Roma, May 14, 2001) Accomplished Italian film director of literate sensibility, known for masterful handling of period subject matter. ... René Clément, born on March 18, 1913 in Bordeaux, in the Gironde département of France - died on March 17, 1996, in Monte Carlo, Monaco, was a film director and screenwriter. ... Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was one of the most influential and widely revered Italian film-makers of the 20th century and is considered to be one of the finest film directors of all time. ... Pietro Germi (Genova, September 14, 1914 - Rome February 22, 1975) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. ... Alberto Lattuada (November 13, 1914 - July 3, 2005) was an Italian film director. ... Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli (born May 15, 1915) is an Italian director and screenplays writer, one of the masters of the Commedia allItaliana (Comedy Italian style). ... Elio Petri was a political italian filmmaker. ... Roberto Rossellini (May 8, 1906 - June 3, 1977), was an Italian film director. ... Luchino Visconti, Duke of Modrone (November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian theatre and cinema director and writer. ...

Notable films

His other notable films include:

• L'oro di Napoli ("The Gold of Naples", 1954)
• La Ciociara ("Two Women", 1960)
• I sequestrati di Altona ("The Condemned of Altona", 1962)
• L'isola di Arturo ("Arturo's Island", 1962)
• Ieri, oggi e domani ("Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", 1963)
• I girasoli ("Sunflower", 1970)
• Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini ("The Garden of the Finzi-Continis", 1970)
• Una breve vacanza ("A Brief Vacation", 1973)

1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sophia Loren in Two Women (La Ciociara) Two Women (also known as La Ciociara) is a 1960 Italian language film which tells the story of a woman trying to protect her teenaged daughter from the horrors of war. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Italian: Ieri, oggi, domani) is a 1963 comedy film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Binomial name Helianthus annuus L. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, with a large flower head (inflorescence). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis) is a historical novel by Giorgio Bassani that chronicles the relationships between the narrator and the children of the Finzi-Contini family from the rise of Mussolini until the start of World War II. Vittorio De Sica turned the... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... A Brief Vacation (Una Breve vacanza) is a 1973 Italian melodrama directed by Vittorio de Sica. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

External links

• Cesare Zavattini at IMDb, retrieved October 15, 2006
• Cesare Zavattini - Official website (Italian), retrieved October 15, 2006