Cesare Zavattini

Birth Name:

Cesare Zavattini

Birth Place:

Luzzara, Italy

Profession

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer

Won the Honorable Prize for contribution to cinema at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979
Attended the University of Parma, where he studied law
Before becoming involved in filmmaking, he was a journalist, traditionalist novelist and children's story writer
Collaborated with director and actor Vittorio De Sica for approximately 30 years, producing several films together that are considered classics, such as "Shoeshine" and "Bicycle Thieves․"
Was one of the first theorists behind and proponents of the Italian Neorealist movement in film
Served on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival in 1958 and the jury of the Venice Film Festival in 1949
Was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival

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