In 1935 , he met Vittorio De Sica , beginning a partnership that produced some twenty films , including such masterpieces of Italian neorealism as In 1952 , Zavattini gave an interview to The Italian Film Magazine 2 , republished in English as " Some Ideas on the Cinema . " The thirteen points Zavattini outlined are widely regarded as his manifesto to Italian neorealism . In his only experience in Hollywood , Zavattini wrote the screenplay for The Children of Sanchez ( 1978 ) based on Oscar Lewis ’s book of the same title , a classic study of a Mexican family . At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979 , he was awarded the Honorable Prize for the contribution to cinema . In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival
11th Moscow International Film Festival
11th Moscow International Film Festival
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