Ladri di biciclette (1948)

Regista:

Vittorio De Sica

Writers:

Luigi Bartolini (novel)
Cesare Zavattini (writer) ...

Data di uscita:

13 dicembre 1949 (USA)

Genere:

Drama

Plot:

A man and his son search for a stolen bicycle vital for his job.

Plot Keywords:

Post War Italy | Rome Italy | Falsely Accused | Father Son Relationship | Neorealism

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins

Recensioni degli utenti:

The true point of the film

Cast

Lamberto Maggiorani	...	Antonio Ricci
Enzo Staiola	...	Bruno Ricci
Lianella Carell	...	Maria Ricci
Gino Saltamerenda	...	Baiocco
Vittorio Antonucci	...	The Thief
Giulio Chiari	...	The Beggar
Elena Altieri	...	The Charitable Lady
Carlo Jachino	...	A Beggar
Michele Sakara	...	Secretary of the Charity Organization
Emma Druetti
Fausto Guerzoni	...	Amateur Actor

Alias:

Bicycle Thieves (UK)
The Bicycle Thief (USA)

Durata:

93 min | Spain:80 min (DVD edition)

Nazionalità:

Italy

Lingua:

Italiano

Colore:

Bianco e nero

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono

Divieti:

Spain:T | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:PG | West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | South Korea:12

Luoghi delle riprese:

Citta Valmelaina, Via Salaria, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Produzioni De Sica

Curiosità:

Vittorio De Sica claimed he selected the actors for the characters of both Bruno and Antonio because of their walks.

Citazioni:

Antonio Ricci: "There's a cure for everything except death."

Movie Connections:

Citato in The Player (1992)

The true point of the film

....is the relationship of the father and son.

Watch the film with your focus on the son, not the father. Watch what happens to the boy, what he sees, how he is influenced, his point of view. The father is so preoccupied with the bicycle he fails to see what is happening to his son. This is the strength of the film. Watch the boy.