7.5
Movie
Directing
Vittorio De Seta
- Born
- Died
- (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- Credits
- 36 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
6.8
Movie
The Age of Swordfish
6.9
Movie
Islands of Fire
6.8
Movie
A Day in Barbagia
6.1
Movie
Sea Countrymen
5.9
Movie
Easter in Sicily
6.8
Movie
The Forgotten
6.4
Movie
Fishing Boats
6.4
Movie
Golden Parable
6.4
Movie
Orgosolo’s Shepherds
6.1
Movie
Sulfur Mines
7.9
Movie
Diary of a Teacher
6.5
Movie
Almost a Man
6.1
Movie
The Uninvited
5.4
Movie
The Sword and the Cross
6.5
Movie
Letters from Sahara
5.2
Movie
Mark Donskoy, King and Jester
7.5
Movie
In Calabria
Acting credits 9
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mark Donskoy, King and Jester Film | |
| 2010 | Vittorio De Seta: The Filmmaker Is an Athlete Film | Self |
| 2009 | What Do You Know About Me Film | Self |
| 2008 | Vittorio De Seta, la grammatica del documentario Film | Himself |
| 2005 | Détour De Seta Film | Self |
| 2004 | Lomax the Songhunter Film | Self |
| 1997 | Tornare a Orgosolo Film | Himself |
| 1995 | Vittorio De Seta: Lo sguardo in ascolto Film | Self |
| 1967 | Cinéma et Réalité Film | Self |
Crew credits 27
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Lost World Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 2008 | Articolo 23 (Pentedattilo) Film | Director |
| 2008 | All Human Rights for All Film | Director, Writer |
| 2006 | Letters from Sahara Film | Writer, Director |
| 2003 | Dedicato ad Antonino Uccello Film | Director, Writer |
| 1993 | In Calabria Film | Director, Editor, Director of Photography |
| 1981 | La Sicilia rivisitata TV | Director, Creator (4 ep) |
| 1980 | Hong Kong, città di profughi TV | Director, Writer, Director of Photography (3 ep) |
| 1979 | Quando la scuola cambia Film | Director |
| 1973 | Diary of a School Teacher TV | Director, Writer, Creator (4 ep) |
| 1973 | Diary of a Teacher Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1969 | The Uninvited Film | Director, Writer |
| 1966 | Almost a Man Film | Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1961 | Bandits of Orgosolo Film | Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Story, Screenplay |
| 1960 | Gela 1959: Pozzi a mare Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1959 | The Forgotten Film | Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Presenter, Editor |
| 1958 | Fishing Boats Film | Director, Producer, Director of Photography |
| 1958 | Orgosolo’s Shepherds Film | Director, Director of Photography, Editor |
| 1958 | A Day in Barbagia Film | Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor |
| 1956 | The Sword and the Cross Film | Co-Producer |
| 1955 | Golden Parable Film | Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor |
| 1955 | Sea Countrymen Film | Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor |
| 1955 | The Age of Swordfish Film | Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor |
| 1955 | Easter in Sicily Film | Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor |
| 1955 | Sulfur Mines Film | Director, Producer, Editor |
| 1955 | Islands of Fire Film | Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor |
| 1955 | Magic Village Film | Screenplay, Assistant Director |