City College of San Francisco Bicycle Thieves Film Discussion
Watch the movie Bicycle Thieves, (Vittorio DeSica, 1948), then choose three questions below and discuss.
- What were the major historical events and social trends of the place and time of BICYCLE THIEVES? Which of these events and issues are addressed, either directly or indirectly, in the film?
- What kinds of audiences did it attract?
- Was Italian Neorealism a big commercial success in the US?
- How do the style and/or story differ from that of Hollywood films of the same period?
- Is the film part of a larger film movement? How do its style and/or story reflect that movement?
- What can you learn from this film about the culture that produced itits values and stylistic preferences?
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