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De Sica

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De Si·ca  (d sk), Vittorio 1901-1974.
Italian filmmaker whose Bicycle Thief (1948) and Umberto D (1952) are considered classics of postwar realism.
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Noun1.De Sica - Italian film maker (1901-1974)


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Q: And Penelope's character is very much in the earth-mother tradition of the movies Sophia Loren made with Vittorio de Sica -- tousled hair, eyeliner, full-
It's a beautiful shot to end a touching film, which, if it had come from Brazil or Italy with subtitles, would be hailed as a minor masterpiece in the style of classical neo-realists such as De Sica or Visconti.
Though hardly at the level of Vittorio De Sica or Francois Truffaut, Gianni Amelio's study of a man getting to know his 15-year-old developmentally disabled son for the first time puts a high premium on emotional realism and keeps the manipulative business to a minimum.
 
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