Writer

Cesare Zavattini

1902 – 1989

Active years (films on this site)

1948–1963

Genres

DramaComedyFantasyRomanceAdventure

Schools and movements

Italian Neorealism and AfterFrench Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

Directors worked with

Vittorio De Sica6 filmsLuchino Visconti1 filmGiuseppe De Santis1 filmJacques Becker1 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

9 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. Rome 11:00 1952 · Giuseppe De Santis · IMDb 7.7 · Writer
5. Umberto D. 1952 · Vittorio De Sica · IMDb 8.1 · Writer
6. Station Terminus 1953 · Vittorio De Sica · IMDb 6.2 · Writer
7. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1954 · Jacques Becker · IMDb 6.0 · Writer
8. The Roof 1956 · Vittorio De Sica · IMDb 7.4 · Writer
9. The Boom 1963 · Vittorio De Sica · IMDb 7.1 · Writer