Alessandro Blasetti

Born: 1900-07-03

Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s.


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Bellissima

as Self
Released: 1952-01-04

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers,...

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A Difficult Life

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1961-12-19

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his...

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Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-05-16

Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past....

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The Four Truths

as (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
Released: 1962-12-21

"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments,...

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