Bicycle Thieves Running Time

He and his son set out to find it.

Bicycle thieves running time. With lamberto maggiorani enzo staiola lianella carell elena altieri. Bicycle thieves is a great neo realistic italian film. It follows the story of a poor father searching post world war ii rome for. Directed by vittorio de sica.

An all time classic italian neo realist film from director vittorio de sica. Sometimes known in the united states as the bicycle thief is a 1948 italian neorealist drama film directed by vittorio de sica. It s bicycle thieves ladri di biciclette in italian not only because more than one bike is stolen but also because the cruelty of modern life threatens to make robbers of us all. 81 000 or 133 000 citation needed box office.

And the acting of bruno was some of the best i ve. But soon the newly bought bicycle is stolen and ricci and his son walk the streets of rome in. Bicycle thieves is all about how far can a man be driven before he may resort to crime. Now ever since i first saw bicycle thieves 1948 about 40 years ago i ve recognised both the historical importance and the emotional punch of that particular film indeed you can test its enduring appeal for yourselves since it s being revived in an extended run to coincide with the retrospective.

Set in post war italy bicycle thieves follows the story of ricci an unemployed father who eventually secures a job for which he needs a bicycle. People can only take so much of poverty and desperation with few employment opportunities or financial options. It s sad and you can t help but pity our protagonist. 371 111 domestic gross bicycle thieves italian.

It s a brisk and honest film about how hard it was to gain employment and take care of your family in italy at the time.