Enzo Staiola, Gino Saltamerenda, Lamberto Maggiorani
A man and his son search for a stolen bicycle vital for his job.
DVD Release Date: December 8, 1998
Stats: 1,774 reviews
Beautifully shot, with non-actors and a simple story. This is Neorealism at its best, a movement that today's cinema needs to remember!
The relationship between father and son and the sheer desperation in this film really capture the essence of how tough times were back in post...( read more)
Dark, vexing & pessimistic. Vittorio De Sica's masterpiece is anything but uplifting. It's one of those rare films that simultaneously fascinate and dishearten. I loved it but, at the same time, it made me want to slit my wrists.
"The Bicycle Thief", considered one of the building blocks of the Italian neorealism movement, is remarkably simple for a film that's resonated for decades. The film, like others in it's genre, deals with your typical post-war working class citizens, often in stark contrast with ...( read more)
The most beautiful movie of Italian neorealism manages to be deeply tragic and moving without being grotesque or manipulative like its Italian rip-offs like "Life is beautiful" or "Cinema Paradiso".
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again,here's some controversy:i don't like this film.the problem with THE BICYCLE THIEF is,it is too real.what?too real? yeah,for many,this is considered as the main power of this movie,its biggest praise. But me,well,i don't like it when films become too real.for me,movie exist ...( read more)
A classic of Italian Neo-Realism, better known as "boredom." Actually a great movie, but I don't see why it's so devastating. It seems like the guy's luck could change the next day. After all (SPOILER ALERT) he doesn't die or anything.
Brilliant, simple film by Vittorio De Sica. I was amazed how involved you get from the first frame on. I love the fact that the director used non actors in the roles and it made it just as involving. It takes real talent to bring out the amount of suspense from simple situations ...( read more)
I love the simplicity, the realistic story, the irony, the acting.Definitely a marvel!
Lamberto Maggiorani is the best actor back in 1949 to act how the father teached their children to live being honest persons. Even though this movie shows how difficult their living on that time.
How hard to get a simple thing called "Bicycle", and boom that's gone.. Love the story, love the actor and love the sets on this movie. Salute for Vittorio De Sica, the good idea and ending with the good scenes of film.
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