Retrospective organized by the Vittorio De Sica Association

to Edited by Maria Mazzoli, journalist

A review of films and a conference of studies and testimonies to 40 years after the death of the great actor and director. A meeting between great authors of yesterday and today to remember the figure of Vittorio De Sica and confront each other in an open debate on Italian cinema.

Speakers will include Adriana Asti, Lino Capolicchio, Andrea De Sica, Ugo Gregoretti, Gina Lollobrigida, Elsa Martinelli, Pasquale Squitieri, many other actors who starred in De Sica's films such as Brunella Bovo(Miracle to Milano), **Enzo Staiola **(the child from Ladri di Biciclette) and **Rinaldo Smordoni **(Sciuscià), the lyricist, screenwriter and musician Carla Vistarini, producers Gianluca Curti (Minerva Pictures) and **Tilde Corsi **("R&C Produzioni"), Gualtiero De Santi, top De Sica scholar and film critics Fabio Melelli and Ignazio Senatore. Also in attendance will be the Umbria Region's councillor for culture, Fabrizio Bracco, and the councillor for culture of Comune di Spoleto, Gianni Quaranta, the president of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Spoleto, Sergio Zinni, and the president of the Amici di Spoleto association, Dario Pompili.

Manuel, Emi and Christian De Sica will participate.

Moderator Maria Mazzoli, journalist

FRIDAY JULY 11.

Retrospective opening with Manuel De Sica, critics Fabio Melelli, Ignazio Senatore

at 11: Children are watching (Drama/ 1943 / running time 90')

at 13: Sciuscià (Drama / 1946 / running time 92')

at 15: Bicycle Thieves (Drama / 1948 / 90')

at 17: Miracle to Milan (Comedy / 1951 / 100')

at 17:30 presentation of the book _From Son to Father _by Manuel De Sica

at 19: Umberto D. (Drama / 1952 / 89')

at 21: Bread, Love and Fantasy (Comedy / 1953 / 92') - guest (video contribution) Gina Lollobrigida

SATURDAY, JULY 12

at 11:_ The Rooftop_ (Drama / 1956 / 120')

at 13: _The General Della Rovere _(Drama / 1959 / 132')

at 15: _Marriage Italian Style _(Comedy/Drama / 1964 / 102')

at 17: "Cinema Yesterday and Today" panel discussion with Adriana Asti, Lino Capolicchio, Andrea De Sica, Ugo Gregoretti, Gina Lollobrigida, Elsa Martinelli, Pasquale Squitieri, many other actors who starred in De Sica's films such as Brunella Bovo(Miracle to Milan), **Enzo Staiola **(the child in Bicycle Thieves) and **Rinaldo Smordoni **(Sciuscià), the lyricist, screenwriter and musician Carla Vistarini, producers Gianluca Curti (Minerva Pictures) and **Tilde Corsi **("R&C Produzioni"), Gualtiero De Santi, top De Sica scholar and film critics Fabio Melelli and Ignazio Senatore. Also in attendance will be the Umbria Region's councillor for culture, Fabrizio Bracco, and the councillor for culture of Comune di Spoleto, Gianni Quaranta, the president of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Spoleto, Sergio Zinni, and the president of the Amici di Spoleto association, Dario Pompili.

Manuel, Emi and Christian De Sica will participate.

Moderator Maria Mazzoli, journalist

at 19: The Garden of the Finzi Contini (Drama / 1970 / 95')

at 21: A Short Vacation (Drama / 1973 / 112')

to follow the film L'avvocato De Gregorio, by Pasquale Squitieri, dedicated to the memory of Vittorio De Sica (Drama / 2003 / 97')