![]() ![]() Such a man as presented by De Sica is Maggiorani (an actor who really is the type of actor right off the street), a father of a little boy who gets a job putting up movie posters along some walls in Rome. In this case the elements are of a society that is often cruel and unforgiving, and that a job in post-war Rome is looked on as the luckiest of good luck charms. Vittorio De Sica's ground/heartbreaking motion picture, The Bicycle Thief, is based on a very simple ideal for a story- man against the elements. ![]() "The Bicycle Thief" is an excellent production that has aged well and allows the viewer to think about many subjects that go beyond ordinary cinematic depths. It examines the human condition and questions society, family, law enforcement, alliances and mental anguish perfectly. Director Vittorio De Sica crafts a film that is much deeper than it appears on the surface. The lengths and desperate measures that some go through is very evident here. It is still a production that strikes deep even today. "The Bicycle Thief" was originally released in 1948 and won an Honorary Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film the following year (the movie was not released in the U.S. Thus Maggiorani and young son Enzo Staiola take it upon themselves to look all over town to try and find the bicycle and bring the thief to justice. ![]() The police are little help, believing the bicycle is not as important as it really is. Naturally tragedy strikes immediately as the title character shows up the very first day Maggiorani is on the job. Things look up when he gets a job putting posters on walls in town, but he must sell what few meager possessions he and his family have to buy a bicycle to uphold his end of the business bargain. It follows one economically distraught man (Lamberto Maggiorani) who is heading down a desperate path fast. "Ladri Di Biciclette" (translated "The Bicycle Thief") is quietly one of the finest films ever produced. Work is scarce and the opportunities for employment are few and far between. In post-World War II Italy poverty is a dire reality for a large portion of the population. ![]()
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