The Bicycle Thieves

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Leslie Halliwell wrote of Bicycle Thieves that the slight human drama is developed so that it has all the force of King Lear . Simple in concept yet devastating in execution, Vittorio De Sica s neo-realist masterpiece begins with the news that unemployed father-of-two Antonio Ricci has been offered a job as a poster-sticker. There s only one catch: he needs his own bicycle, and when it s stolen on his first day, it has the impact of a thunderbolt. With the help of his small son Bruno, whose round, earnest face suggests wisdom beyond his years, an increasingly desperate Ricci searches through markets, flophouses and even private apartments, a quest painting as vivid a picture of a palpably wounded city (Rome after World War II) as anyone has captured on film. It s the only film other than Citizen Kane to top Sight & Sound s decennial poll of the best films ever made. Special Features: Newly translated and more complete English subtitles Feature length audio commentary with Italian cinema expert Robert Gordon Timeless Cinema, a documentary portrait of actor, writer and director Vittorio De Sica Trailer

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Languages:: Original: Italian
Translation missing: en.product.details.running_time:: 90 Translation missing: en.product.details.minutes
Number of Discs:: 1
Publisher:: Other
Publication Date:: 2010-04-12
Release Date:: 1948
Weight:: 80 g

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