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The Bicycle Thief

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The Bicycle Thief
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NR,1hr 30min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
December 13, 1949
Director:
Vittorio De Sica
Distributor:
ENIC
Starring:
Lamberto Maggiorani, Lianella Carell, Enzo Staiola  ...more
Synopsis: This landmark Italian neorealist drama became one of the best-known and most widely acclaimed European movies, including a special Academy Award as "most outstanding foreign film" seven years before that Oscar category existed. Written primarily by neorealist pioneer Cesare Zavattini and directed by Vittorio DeSica, also one of the movement's main forces, the movie featured all the hallmarks of the neorealist style: a simple story about the lives of ordinary people, outdoor shooting and lighting, ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Though not the first Italian Neo-Realist film seen outside of Italy (or even Vittorio De Sica's first Neo-Realist work), The Bicycle Thief (1948) is considered the seminal film of the movement, alongside Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City (1945). Following the guiding Neo-Realist precept of drawing stories from the daily life of post-war Italy, De Sica and writer Cesare Zavattini carefully interweave ... Full Review
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