Giuseppe De Santis (February 11, 1917 - May 16, 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealistic filmmakers of the 1940s, he made films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Main International Relations Theories and derivates Realism & Neorealism Idealism, Liberalism & Neoliberalism Marxism & Dependency theory Functionalism & Neofunctionalism Critical theory & Constructivism Neorealism or structural realism is a theory of international relations, outlined by Kenneth Waltz in his 1979 book, Theory of International Politics. ...

He was the brother of Italian cinematographer Pasqualino De Santis. A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). ...

Biography

De Santis was born in Fondi, Lazio. Fondi is a small town in Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. ... Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ...

He was first a student of philosophy and literature before entering Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. While working as a journalist for Cinema magazine, De Santis became a major proponent of the early neorealist filmmakers who were trying to make films that mirrored the simple often tragic realities of proletariat life using location shooting and nonprofessional casts. Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,500 km²  (580 sq mi...

In 1942, De Santis collaborated on the script for Ossessione, Luchino Visconti's debut film. 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Ossessione 1943 Ossessione (Luchino Visconti, 1943) is generally considered to be the first Neorealist film. ... Luchino Visconti, Duke of Modrone (November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian theatre and cinema director and writer. ...

While still working for the magazine, he began to increasingly work as a screenwriter and assistant director until 1947 when he made his own directorial debut with Caccia Tragica. Like the two films to follow, it was a sincere call for better living conditions for the Italian working class. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

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. Bitter Rice (Riso Amaro, 1949) is an Italian movie, written and directed by Giuseppe De Santis. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A theatrical poster for 1949s Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

By the early 1950s, the neorealist movement was fast falling out of favour with critics and audiences alike. New filmmakers began using dramatic stories that centered on relationships and de Santis also altered his focus. Unfortunately this had an adverse effect on his films, and though he continued making movies through the early 1970s, they were never as powerful as those first few.

De Santis passed away in 1997 following a heart attack, in Rome. He is regarded as one of Italy's greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.

External links

• Giuseppe De Santis at the Internet Movie Database