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Vittorio De Sica grew up in Naples, and started out as an office clerk in order to raise money to support his poor family. He was increasingly drawn towards acting, and made his screen debut while still in his teens, joining a stage company in 1923. By the late 1920s he was a successful matinee idol of the Italian theatre, and repeated that achievement in Italian movies, mostly light comedies. He turned to directing in 1940, making comedies in a similar vein, but with his fifth film The Children Are Watching Us (1943), he revealed hitherto unsuspected depths and an extraordinarily sensitive touch with actors, especially children. It was also the first film he made with the writer Cesare Zavattini with whom he would subsequently make Shoeshine (1946) and Bicycle Thieves (1948), heartbreaking studies of poverty in postwar Italy which won special Oscars before the foreign film category was officially established. After the box-office disaster of Umberto D. (1952), a relentlessly bleak study of the problems of old age, he returned to directing lighter work, appearing in front of the camera more frequently. Although Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963) won him another Oscar, it was generally accepted that his career as one of the great directors was over. However, just before he died he made The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970), which won him yet another Oscar, and his final film A Brief Vacation (1973). He died following the removal of a cyst from his lungs.

Ginevra Francesconi was born on 22 April 2003 in Sora, Frosinone, Italy. She is an actress, known for My Name Is Vendetta (2022), Don Matteo (2000) and Un oggi alla volta (2023).

Aldo Florio was born on 3 January 1925 in Sora. He was a writer and assistant director, known for 2020 Texas Gladiators (1983), Tutto sul rosso (1968) and L'uomo del colpo perfetto (1967). He died on 18 December 2016 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Mario Zampi was born on 1 November 1903 in Sora, Lazio, Italy. He was a producer and director, known for Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow (1952), Now and Forever (1956) and Come Dance with Me (1950). He died on 2 December 1963 in London, England, UK.

Anna Tatangelo was born on 9 January 1987 in Sora, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for Third Person (2013), Un Natale al Sud (2016) and About Love (2015).

Gabriella Germani was born on 20 April 1969 in Sora, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for Posti in piedi in paradiso (2012), Super Ciro (2004) and Mai dire Domenica (2002).

Arturo Gemmiti was born on 3 March 1909 in Sora, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Monte Cassino (1946), Crisol de hombres (1954) and Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro '63 (1963). He died on 26 December 1991 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Luca Rea was born on 25 April 1971 in Sora, Lazio, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for Django & Django (2021), Cacao (2010) and Lillo e Greg - The movie! (2007).

Barbara Pellegrini was born on 7 November 1972 in Sora, Lazio, Italy. Barbara is known for Beirut (2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Spectre (2015).

Ilaria Di Carlo is a filmmaker and a visual artist. She graduated with honours in Scenography from the Fine Arts Academy in Rome and holds a Master's Degree from Central Saint Martin's College of Art in London. She subsequently studied filmmaking at the SAE Institute of Berlin. Her visually driven experimental films and video art explore the role of myth and classical literature as reflections on contemporary life, while focusing on the themes of journey and identity in relation to spaces, landscapes, and architecture. Site-specific quality of her work as a film director is complemented with her skills in set design and work in the art department for major film productions.

Ermete Realacci was born on 1 May 1955 in Sora, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for Nobili bugie (2017) and Maurizio Costanzo Show (1982).

Vittorio Battarra was born on 17 February 1935 in Sora, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for Vita di Michelangelo (1964), Quaranta giorni di libertà (1974) and La donna di fiori (1965).