Biography
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. 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. He started his career in Gazzetta di Parma. In 1930 he relocated to Milan, and worked for the book and magazine publisher Angelo Rizzoli. After Rizzoli began producing films in 1934, Zavattini received his first screenplay and story credits in 1936. At the same time he was writing the plot for the comic strip Saturn against the Earth with Federico Pedrocchi (script) and Giovanni Scolari (art) for I tre porcellini (1936–1937) and Topolino (1937–1946).In 1935, he met Vittorio De Sica, beginning a partnership that produced some twenty films, including such masterpieces of Italian neorealism as Sciuscià (1946), Ladri di biciclette (1948), Miracolo a Milano (1951), and Umberto D. (1952).
In 1952, Zavattini gave an interview to The Italian Film Magazine 2, republished in English as "Some Ideas on the Cinema". The thirteen points Zavattini outlined are widely regarded as his manifesto to Italian neorealism.
In his only experience in Hollywood, Zavattini wrote the screenplay for The Children of Sanchez (1978) based on Oscar Lewis's book of the same title, a classic study of a Mexican family. At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979, he was awarded the Honorable Prize for the contribution to cinema. In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.Zavattini died in Rome on 13 October 1989. He was an atheist.
Filmography
all 109
Movies 108
Writer 80
Screenplay 16
self 7
TV Shows 1
Producer 1
A Man and His Dog (2009)
Cesare Zavattini (2003)
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth (1989)
The Truth (1982)
The Children of Sanchez (1978)
A Simple Heart (1977)
Babau (1976)
A Brief Vacation (1973)
We'll Call Him Andrea (1972)
Pier Paolo Pasolini: A Film Maker's Life (1971)
Sunflower (1970)
A Place for Lovers (1968)
Caprice Italian Style (1968)
The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968)
Woman Times Seven (1967)
La Galleria, cuore e memoria di Milano (1967)
The Witches (1967)
Cinéma et Réalité (1967)
The last fistful of land (1966)
After the Fox (1966)
Un monde nouveau (1966)
We'll Go to the City (1966)
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials (1965)
Controsesso (1964)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
The Boom (1963)
The Condemned of Altona (1962)
Arturo's Island (1962)
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
Latin Lovers (1961)
The Last Judgment (1961)
La lunga calza verde (1961)
Blood Feud (1961)
El joven rebelde (1961)
Two Women (1960)
Atomic War Bride (1960)
Lipstick (1960)
Second Look: Fellini (1960)
Nel blu dipinto di blu (1959)
Il Pranzo di Natale a casa di Cesare Zavattini (1958)
I sette contadini (1958)
Love and Chatter (1958)
The Doll that Took the Town (1957)
The Virtuous Bigamist (1956)
The Awakening (1956)
The Roof (1956)
The Sign of Venus (1955)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Angels of Darkness (1954)
Amore che si paga (1953)
Love in the City (1953)
We, the Women (1953)
A Husband for Anna (1953)
Piovuto dal cielo (1953)
Voice of Silence (1953)
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
La passeggiata (1953)
The Lucky Five (1952)
The Overcoat (1952)
Rome 11:00 (1952)
Hello Elephant (1952)
Umberto D. (1952)
Beautiful (1952)
Mamma mia, che impressione! (1951)
Miracle in Milan (1951)
Twelve Hours to Live (1950)
First Communion (1950)
The Sky is Red (1950)
Sunday in August (1950)
It's Forever Springtime (1950)
La sposa non può attendere (1949)
The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Unkown Men of San Marino (1948)
Chi è Dio (1948)
Sperduti nel buio (1947)
Tragic Hunt (1947)
Il passatore (1947)
The Great Dawn (1947)
Cronaca nera (1947)
Rome: Free City (1946)
Canto, ma sottovoce... (1946)
Shoeshine (1946)
A Day in the Life (1946)
The Testimony (1946)
Il mondo vuole così (1946)
La freccia nel fianco (1945)
The Gate of Heaven (1945)
The Children Are Watching Us (1944)
Silenzio, si gira! (1943)
Our Dreams (1943)
C'è sempre un ma! (1943)
Daddy's Little Devil (1943)
Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Quarta pagina (1942)
Don Cesare di Bazan (1942)
There's Room Up Ahead (1942)
La scuola dei timidi (1941)
È caduta una donna (1941)
Teresa Venerdì (1941)
San Giovanni decollato (1940)
Una famiglia impossibile (1940)
Senza cielo (1940)
Bionda sottochiave (1939)
I'll Give a Million (1938)
La danza delle lancette (1936)
I'll Give a Million (1935)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1902-09-20
Deathday1989-10-13 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceLuzzara, Italy
ChildrenMarco Zavattini
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsЧезаре Дзаваттини
AwardsViareggio-Versilia International Prize, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
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