Writer

Cesare Zavattini

1902 – 1989

Active years (films on this site)

1948–1952

Genres

DramaComedyFantasy

Schools and movements

Italian Neorealism and After

Directors worked with

Vittorio De Sica3 filmsLuchino Visconti1 film

Biography

Cesare Zavattini was an Italian screenwriter and one of the first theorists and proponents of the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1949
• Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 1982
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject
• Order of Friendship of Peoples

National / local

• Viareggio-Versilia International Prize 1985

4 films on this site

1. Bicycle Thieves 1948 · Vittorio De Sica · IMDb 8.2 · Writer
2. Bellissima 1951 · Luchino Visconti · IMDb 7.7 · Writer
3. Miracle in Milan 1951 · Vittorio De Sica · IMDb 7.6 · Writer
4. Umberto D. 1952 · Vittorio De Sica · IMDb 8.1 · Writer