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Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Although arguably a lesser light of Italian neo-realism when compared to the likes of Michelangelo Antonioni and Luchino Visconti, actor-director Vittorio De Sica did produce perhaps the finest example of that particular cinematic movement in Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thieves in the UK, The Bicycle Thief in the US). A later work, La Ciociara (Two Women) garlanded international acclaim and an Oscar for lead Sophia Loren.

Recommended Films directed by Vittorio De Sica

1948, Vittorio De Sica, DVD   £8.99 RRP: £17.99 Save £9.00 Bicycle Thieves A simple yet profoundly moving story of one man's struggle for employment and self-respect. The raw and frequ... More Details

1946, Vittorio De Sica, DVD   £11.99 RRP: £19.99 Save £8.00 Shoeshine (Masters of Cinema) Made two years before Bicycle Thieves, this neo-realist classic (and winner of on... More Details

1957, Charles Vidor, DVD   £11.99 RRP: £12.99 Save £1.00 A Farewell To Arms (1957) A passionate remake of the 1932 Borzage classic in which an American in the Italian Army is wounded in action... More Details

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Bicycle Thieves

1948, Vittorio De Sica, DVD

A simple yet profoundly moving story of one man's struggle for employment and self-respect. The raw and frequently heart-wrenching performances from amateurs Maggiorani and Staiola give the film a natural quality which, along with the underlying s...

 

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Umberto D

1952, Vittorio De Sica, DVD

Simple, honest and devastating, this is one of the most moving portrayals of attachment, dignity and suffering ever made. Retired impoverished Umberto is struggling to survive on his dwindling pension. He contemplates suicide but realises he must ...

 

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Shoeshine (Masters of Cinema)

1946, Vittorio De Sica, DVD

Made two years before Bicycle Thieves, this neo-realist classic (and winner of one of the first Best Foreign Language Film Oscars) focuses on two street urchins who shine shoes for a living, and get involved in a black market scheme with tragic re...

 

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Miracle In Milan

1950, Vittorio De Sica, DVD

De Sica mingles his trademark realistic style with whimsical fantasy to address the shameful treatment of displaced persons after the war. The story follows Toto, a newborn boy discovered in a cabbage patch by an elderly woman. Made homeless as an...

 

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After The Fox

1966, Vittorio De Sica, DVD

An entertaining international co-production comedy and an underrated film from one of the godfathers of Italian neo-realism, the highlight of which is Victor Mature's self-deprecating performance.

 

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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

1963, Vittorio De Sica, DVD

One of the most loved Italian films of all time, this saucy Italian sex trilogy was a monster success for its stars and a winner of an Oscar for best foreign film. Adelina (Loren) sells black-market cigarettes on the streets of Naples to suppor...

 

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