Directed by Vittorio de Sica and adapted by Cesare Zavattini, Bicycle Thieves presents all the characteristics just shown above: there are non-professional actors, who better show at the screen real attitudes and experiences (Lamberto Maggiorani, the protagonist, known as Antonio Ricci, "was chosen just because of his funny way of walking"); shoots were made alongside the streets of Rome; scenography was extremely close to reality (for instance Ricci's house); characters talk with the typical roman dialect and themes debated are ideals of equality and social justice. ... The film por...

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