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Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Cinematography
- São Paulo International Film Festival
Filmography10 titles
Bandits of Orgosolo
1961Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Screenplay, Story
1961Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Screenplay, Story
The Forgotten
1959Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Presenter, Producer
1959Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Presenter, Producer
A Day in Barbagia
1958Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer
1958Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer
Islands of Fire
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer
The Age of Swordfish
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
Fishing Boats
1958Director, Director of Photography, Producer
1958Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Orgosolo’s Shepherds
1958Director, Director of Photography, Editor
1958Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Golden Parable
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
Sea Countrymen
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
Easter in Sicily
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
1955Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer