Vittorio De Sica’s the Bicycle Thief is undoubtedly one of the best pieces of Italian Neo Realist Cinema ever made. The movie, based in Post World War II Rome tells the humanistic story of a family man - Antonio (portrayed by Lamberto Maggiorani) and his struggle to survive and make ends meet. Using non-professional actors to portray the lives and emotions of ordinary working class men, suffering from poverty ‘The Bicycle Thief’ satisfies the basic features of Italian Neo Realism.
The story begins when Antonio who has been unemployed for several months is allotted a job of hanging posters. Antonio’s initial delight turns to sorrow when he finds that the job requires him to have a bicycle. Maria, his wife(portrayed by Lianella Carell) pawns their household linens so that they can reclaim from the same pawnshop a bicycle. The pawnbroker is seen climbing a huge tower with shelves filled with others’ linens which wordlessly drives home the extent of poverty in Italy.......

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Title: Analysis Of Bicycle Thief(1948)
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