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Vittorio De Sica

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ShoeshineShoeshine (Sciuscia) (1946) Recommended
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Perhaps Vittorio De Sica's first acknowledged masterpiece, concerns two young boys struggling to survive on the streets of post–WWII Rome by…
Bicycle ThievesBicycle Thieves (The Bicycle Thief, Ladri di biciclette) (1948) Aro Favourite
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell
A huge sentimental favourite about a man whose chance at meaningful labour is taken from him when his precious bicycle is stolen from him. Though not…
De Sica Collection, TheDe Sica Collection, The (The Bicycle Thief, Miracle in Milan, The Roof) (1949-1956)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Three films from Italian master Vittorio De Sica. Includes the previously unreleased THE ROOF (1956).
Miracle in MilanMiracle in Milan (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Paolo Stoppa
Memorable foray into satirical fantasy for dir. de Sica, in which a hobo philanthropist is given the power to work miracles in the…
Indiscretion of an American WifeIndiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift
Little–seen melodrama with Jennifer Jones and Montgomery Clift as lovers, together for one last fling. An Italian–American…
Madame De...Madame De... (Earrings Of Madame De..., The) (1953) Recommended
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Charles Boyer
Widely considered one of the dir.'s peak achievements, this gracefully and ironically traces a doomed menage–a–trois in 18th century…
Roof, TheRoof, The (Tetto, Il) (1956)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi
Moving (and until recently, exceptionally hard to find) neo–realist drama that latches onto the hard times of a newly married couple who…
Farewell to Arms, AFarewell to Arms, A (1957)
Dir. Charles Vidor, John Huston
Feat. Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica
Expensive, though wooden adaptation of the Hemingway classic set around a love story on the Italian Front in WWI. Despite a Ben Hecht script, the…
Umberto D.Umberto D. (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Carlo Battisti, Maria-Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari
A pensioner struggles to make ends meet in post–war Italy. Gloomy neo–realist piece wrenches the heart through a compassionate lead…
Millionairess, TheMillionairess, The (1960)
Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica
Loren plays a spoiled heiress who tries to 'buy' a husband in the form of principled doctor Sellers. Fairly good adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's…
It Started in NaplesIt Started in Naples (1960) Recommended
Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica
Winning combination of Gable and Loren guided by director Shavelson (HOUSEBOAT) team up again for this romantic comedy drama set in Naples following…
Two WomenTwo Women (1961)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as a WW2 widow who endures turmoil with her 13–year–old daughter before they are…
Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70 (1962)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini
Feat. Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider, Marisa Solinas
Naughty for the time, this all–star portmanteau film is loosely based on updated versions of the bawdy stories of 14th century writer Giovanni…
Yesterday, Today and TomorrowYesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni
A compendium of three stories starring Sophia Loren in her luscious prime in three very different roles. Together with Marcello Mastroianni, it…
Marriage Italian StyleMarriage Italian Style (Matrimonio All'italiana) (1964)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren
This hilarious marriage farce features Sophia Loren as a long–suffering unwedded woman: on her deathbed, she convinces the commitment–shy…
After The FoxAfter The Fox (Caccia alla Volpe) (1966)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Britt Ekland
Peter Sellers plays a con–man who escapes jail and must masquerade as a film–director, managing to pull off a major gold bullion…
Woman Times SevenWoman Times Seven (1967)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Rossano Brazzi, Vittorio Gassman
Shirley MacLaine inhabits seven different women in seven fanciful, star–studded mini–stories of adultery for Italian dir. Vittorio De…
Shoes of the Fisherman, TheShoes of the Fisherman, The (1968)
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud
Anthony Quinn plays a Russian bishop who is elected Pope after twenty years in political asylum. Beautifully adorned best–seller adaptation.
Garden of the Finzi-ContinisGarden of the Finzi-Continis (1971)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Helmut Berger, Dominique Sanda
Remarkable comeback for dir. De Sica after being written off by the critics, this winner of 1971s Best Foreign Film Oscar recreates the tragically…
Voyage, TheVoyage, The (Il Viaggio) (1974)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Sophia Loren, Richard Burton, Ian Bannen
Melodrama from Italian master De Sica sees an incurably ill Sophia Loren torn between the love of two brothers (Richard Burton and Ian Bannen, both…

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