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Vittorio De Seta
Born
15 October 1923
Died
28 November 2011
Place
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Directing

Vittorio De Seta

Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered one of the Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the 1960s. De Seta made ten short documentaries between 1954 and 1959, before directing his first feature-length film, Banditi a Orgosolo (Bandits of Orgosolo).

His early documentaries focus on the everyday life of many of Sicily's poorest workers, and are notable for their lack of voice-over narration, quiet mood, and striking color.

As director

The Lost World

The Lost World

2009 · Director
All Human Rights for All

All Human Rights for All

2008 · Director
Articolo 23 (Pentedattilo)

Articolo 23 (Pentedattilo)

2008 · Director
Letters from Sahara

Letters from Sahara

2006 · Director
Dedicato ad Antonino Uccello

Dedicato ad Antonino Uccello

2003 · Director
In Calabria

In Calabria

1993 · Director
Quando la scuola cambia

Quando la scuola cambia

1979 · Director
Diary of a Teacher

Diary of a Teacher

1973 · Director
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

1969 · Director
Almost a Man

Almost a Man

1966 · Director
Bandits of Orgosolo

Bandits of Orgosolo

1961 · Director
Gela 1959: Pozzi a mare

Gela 1959: Pozzi a mare

1960 · Director
The Forgotten

The Forgotten

1959 · Director
Fishing Boats

Fishing Boats

1958 · Director
Orgosolo’s Shepherds

Orgosolo’s Shepherds

1958 · Director
A Day in Barbagia

A Day in Barbagia

1958 · Director
The Age of Swordfish

The Age of Swordfish

1955 · Director
Golden Parable

Golden Parable

1955 · Director
Easter in Sicily

Easter in Sicily

1955 · Director
Islands of Fire

Islands of Fire

1955 · Director
Sulfur Mines

Sulfur Mines

1955 · Director
Sea Countrymen

Sea Countrymen

1955 · Director

As actor

Mark Donskoy, King and Jester

Mark Donskoy, King and Jester

2011
Vittorio De Seta: The Filmmaker Is an Athlete

Vittorio De Seta: The Filmmaker Is an Athlete

2010 · Self
What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me

2009 · Self

Vittorio De Seta, la grammatica del documentario

2008 · Himself
Détour De Seta

Détour De Seta

2005 · Self

Lomax the Songhunter

2004 · Self

Tornare a Orgosolo

1997 · Himself
Vittorio De Seta: Lo sguardo in ascolto

Vittorio De Seta: Lo sguardo in ascolto

1995 · Self
Cinéma et Réalité

Cinéma et Réalité

1967 · Self