Friday 29 September 2006

The Bicycle Thieves (aka Ladri di biciclette) (1948) - ickleReview (DVD)

De Sica's masterpiece of Italian Neo-Realism. Shot in beautiful black and white in post-war Rome, it tells the story of Ricci, a poor bill poster who loses his livelihood when his bike is stolen. He searches all over the city for it, helped by his devoted son, Bruno.

Nugget: a wonderful, sad, but touching film.

Read the full review on FilmExposed.

[Update: Friday 17 June 2011: looks like FilmExposed is no more, so that link is broken.]

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