50 Years Since Vittorio De Sica's Death: Retrospectives and Exhibitions

On November 13, 2024, Italy marks the 50th anniversary of Vittorio De Sica's death. Born in Sora on July 7, 1901, De Sica debuted on stage at Rome's Teatro Valle on May 28, 1922. He later joined Tatiana Pavlova's theater company and formed a key partnership with Cesare Zavattini, starting with the 1943 film "I bambini ci guardano." His neorealist masterpieces include "Sciuscià" (1946), "Ladri di biciclette" (1948), "Miracolo a Milano" (1951), "Umberto D." (1952), "La ciociara" (1960), "Ieri, oggi, domani" (1963), and "Il giardino dei Finzi contini" (1970). In 1961, he hosted the TV series "Vittorio De Sica racconta" (24 episodes). For the anniversary, the Venice Biennale's 71st Film Festival paid tribute with a restored screening of "L'oro di Napoli" (curated by Cinecittà, Filmauro Srl of Aurelio and Luigi De Laurentiis, and his grandson Andrea De Sica). Additionally, the exhibition "Tutti De Sica. Regista & interprete" runs at the Modernissimo in Bologna until January 12, 2025, produced by the Cineteca di Bologna, featuring 20 original posters, hundreds of photos from private archives (including those of Giuditta Rissone), videos, costumes, letters, and the iconic bicycle from "Ladri di biciclette."