Per i 50 anni dell'Oscar a Sciuscia : Vittorio De Sica, maestro di cinema = 50th anniversary of the Oscar award to Shoeshine : Vittorio De Sica, the world famous film director

Milano: Edizioni Olivares, [Published date: 1997]. Hardcover, unpaged (approx. 34 pp); illustrated throughout with black-and-white and sepia-toned photographs; 21 cm. Text in Italian and English (parallel text). In good condition. Stiff card covers printed in black and yellow featuring a large portrait of Vittorio De Sica on front cover; faint handling wear and light toning to edges, Binding tight. Mild damp-staining to lower corner of most pages; otherwise pages are unmarked. Issued jointly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Los Angeles to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1947 Academy Award for Sciuscia (Shoeshine), the first foreign-language film recognized by the Academy. Produced in collaboration with Associazione Amici di Vittorio De Sica, the volume celebrates De Sica's life and work through essays, interviews, and a detailed filmography. Includes Magic Vision by Manuel De Sica, The Art of Restoring Films, and Zavattini on Shoeshine (an interview with Cesare Zavattini). Illustrated with production stills and behind-the-scenes photographs from Shoeshine, The Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D, Miracle in Milan, Marriage Italian Style, and others. Features many photographs of De Sica with actors including Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, and Peter Sellers. Title: Per i 50 anni dell'Oscar a Sciuscia : Vittorio De Sica, maestro di cinema = 50th anniversary of the Oscar award to Shoeshine : Vittorio De Sica, the world famous film director Author Name: Associazione Amici di Vittorio De Sica, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Istituto italiano di cultura Location Published: Edizioni Olivares, Italy: 1997 Binding: hardcover Book Condition: Good Size: 0x0x0 Type: hardcover Categories: Film, Entertainment & Performing Arts, General Non-Fiction Seller ID: 20251105007 Keywords: entertainment, general non-fiction, motion pictures