# The best films directed by Vittorio De Sica

From the neorealism of Shoeshine and Bicycle Thieves to the comedies with Sophia Loren: De Sica's most awarded and loved films as a director (Taxidrivers, Longtake, Tuttotek).

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- Jul 13, 2026 · il_melomane
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## Top 12

1. **Bicycle Thieves (1948)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A father and son search Rome for a stolen bike; honorary Oscar.
2. **Umberto D. (1952)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A pensioner and his dog against poverty.
3. **Marriage Italian Style (1964)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Based on Eduardo's Filumena Marturano.
4. **Shoeshine (1946)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two shoeshine boys in a reformatory; the first foreign-film Oscar.
5. **Miracle in Milan (1951)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A neorealist fable with flying broomsticks; Palme d'Or.
6. **Two Women (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sophia Loren, a mother in wartime, wins the Oscar.
7. **The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — From Bassani's novel, Ferrara under the racial laws; Golden Bear and Oscar.
8. **The Children Are Watching Us (1944)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A child faced with his parents' breakup.
9. **Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Loren and Mastroianni in three episodes; Oscar.
10. **The Gold of Naples (1954)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Naples in six episodes, with Totò and Loren.
11. **The Roof (1956)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A couple builds a house in a single night.
12. **A Brief Vacation (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A factory worker finds relief in a sanatorium.
13. **Terminal Station (1953)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Jennifer Jones and Montgomery Clift at Rome's station.

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