A significant contributor to the Italian neorealist movement, thanks to his work on films by Vittorio De Sica (SHOESHINE, 1946), Renato Castellani (UNDER THE SUN OF ROME, 1948) and, most notably, Roberto Rossellini. Of his seven collaborations with Rossellini, the neorealist classics PAISAN (1946) and OPEN CITY (1945), and the later GENERAL DELLA ROVERE (1959), stand out.  Nominated for Writing (Screenplay) 1946: OPEN CITY (w. Federico Fellini)  Nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay) 1947: SHOESHINE (w. Adolfo Franci, C. G. Viola & Cesare Zavattini)  Nominated for Writing (Story and Screenplay) 1949: PAISAN (w. Alfred Hayes, Federico Fellini, Marcello Pagliero & Roberto Rossellini)  Nominated for Writing (Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1961: GENERAL DELLA ROVERE (w. Diego Fabbri & Indro Montanelli) 4 nominations