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Cesare Zavattini (20 September 1902 – 13 October 1989) was an Italian screenwriter and one of the first theorists and proponents of the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema. Biography. Born in Luzzara near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, on 20 September 1902, Zavattini studied law at the University of Parma, but devoted himself to writing.
Cesare Zavattini è stato uno sceneggiatore, giornalista, commediografo, scrittore, poeta e pittore italiano. In ambito cinematografico, Zavattini è annoverato tra le figure più rilevanti del neorealismo italiano, di cui fu anche un teorico.
Cesare Zavattini was an Italian screenwriter, poet, painter, and novelist, known as a leading exponent of Italian Neorealism. Born into a humble family, Zavattini completed a law degree at the University of Parma and began a career in journalism and publishing.
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Cesare Zavattini (1902-1989) was a writer and director of Italian cinema, known for Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D. and other films. He was nominated for three Oscars and won nine awards, and was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 1958.
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- Luzzara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Oct 14, 1989 · Scenarist Cesare Zavattini, a seminal part of the Italian postwar film scene who with director Vittorio De Sica gave the world such motion picture triumphs as “The Bicycle Thief,” “Shoeshine,”...
Oct 16, 1989 · Cesare Zavattini, an Italian screenwriter who collaborated on two Academy Award-winning films with the director Vittorio De Sica, died on Friday at the age of 87.
Oct 20, 2020 · Cesare Zavattini crossed the entire history of Italian sound cinema, from the 1930s until his death in 1989.