Vittorio De Seta

Vittorio De Seta (born October 15, 1923) is an Italian cinema director.

He was born in Palermo, Sicily, to a wealthy family, and studied architecture in Rome, before deciding to become a director. He 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. [Not to be confused with Vittorio de Sica, Italian film director born in Naples.]

Filmography

*"Banditi a Orgosolo" (1961)
*"Un uomo a metà" (1966)
*"L'invitata" (1969)
*"Diario di un maestro" (1972, TV)
*"In Calabria" (1993)

Documentaries

*"Vinni lu tempu de li pisci spata", 11', 1955
*"Isole di fuoco", 11', 1955
*"Sulfarara", 10', 1955
*"Pasqua in Sicilia", 11', 1955
*"Contadini del mare", 10', 1955
*"Parabola d'oro", 10', 1955
*"Pescherecci", 11', 1958
*"Pastori di Orgosolo", 11', 1958
*"Un giorno in Barbagia", 14', 1958
*"I dimenticati", 20', 1959