(2 February 2017) A series of film screenings dedicated to Giuseppe De Santis will begin on Friday February 3 at the Yugoslavia Film Library in Belgrade (Kosovska 11). Three days of films- thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute’s collaboration- which pay tribute to the great film director, a founding father of Italian neorealism, on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of his birth (11 February 1917). From Friday to Sunday a total of 9 films will be offered to the public- some of his most famous masterpieces. The first one is the documentary “Giorni di Gloria” (1945) followed by “Caccia tragica” (1947) starring Vivi Gioi and Andrea Checchi following “Riso amaro” the iconic film on the rice filed workers which launched, Silvana Mangano’s acting career in 1949 alongside Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, and Raf Vallone. On Saturday, “Non c’è pace per gli ulivi” (1950) with Lucia Bosé involved in a vendetta between two shepherds followed by the tragic accident involving young women in search of a job depicted recounted by “Roma, ore 11” (1952). Silvana Pampanini stars in “Un marito per Anna Zaccheo” (1953) which will be screened on Saturday at 21:00. Finally on Sunday, “Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire” (1972), “Uomini e lupi” (1957) and “La strada lunga un anno” (1958).
