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Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette), also known as The Bicycle Thief, is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post- World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle , without which he will lose the job which was to be the salvation of his young family.
Mar 19, 1999 · David Thomson found the story too contrived, and wrote, "the more one sees 'Bicycle Thief,' the duller the man becomes and the more poetic and accomplished De Sica's urban photography seems." True, Ricci is a character entirely driven by class and economic need.
Aug 13, 2020 · Based on a book by Luigi Bartolini, with a script by Cesare Zavattini — written, as Crowther noted, “with the camera exclusively in mind” — “Bicycle Thieves is a political parable and a...
Dec 8, 2023 · Exploring the Film’s Historical Context. Bicycle Thieves, also known as The Bicycle Thief, is a classic Italian neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Released in 1948, the film takes place in post-World War II Rome and explores the struggles and hardships faced by the working class. The Setting.
- Vittorio De Sica
- poverty, desperation, human spirit
- 1948
Bicycle Thieves. In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it. Release Date 1948-11-24. Director Vittorio De ...
Vittorio De Sica's ground/heartbreaking motion picture, The Bicycle Thief, is based on a very simple ideal for a story- man against the elements. In this case the elements are of a society that is often cruel and unforgiving, and that a job in post-war Rome is looked on as the luckiest of good luck charms.
Jul 27, 2016 · The rendezvous of the protagonist, named Ricci in the movie, and his son Bruno while trying to recover the bicycle forms the crux of the rest of the movie. In an unsympathetic and crude world, the duo is left stranded in the urban wilderness that is Rome. The storyline, while being deceivingly simple, has more nuances to it than one would like ...
