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| Nelson_Mandela 06/27/19 12:26:09 PM #71: | #47. Bicycle Thieves https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/Ladri3.jpg Dir: Vittorio De Sica Genre: Drama Year: 1948 I think the reason why Bicycle Thieves/The Bicycle Thief has such an enduring legacy is the fact that it feels so real. Oftentimes, movies try to capture a particular time and place in retrospect; that is, they are looking back with the benefit of hindsight and the perspective of their memories to recreate the feeling of a particular era. This happens most often for actual cataclysms like post-World War II Europe, for example. Bicycle Thieves is that rare movie that was made during one of the most harrowing periods of human history. And that's what makes it so profound. The story of poverty and sorrow that we're watching is a contemporary depiction of it. There is nothing that memory or imagination can recreate that is as true to life as something like this film--in all of its desperation and tragedy. Bicycle Thieves transports you there, and there is nothing quite like it. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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