Stories about the common man emphasizing social issues, scenes shot in actual locations, and the use of non-professional actors – are the key ingredients of the Neorealist film movement in postwar Italy, which this film is one of its prominent expressions. Directed by Vittorio De Sica and adapted for the screen by Cesare Zavattini based… Continue reading Bicycle Thieves – Ladri di biciclette (Vittorio De Sica – 1948)
Month: February 2008
Tickets (Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach – 2005)
You better leave now if you want to catch this train. If we do a good job for this worldwide company, we’ll be on the gravy train for more projects. Sorry, for this class the train has already left the station – registration is over. Thanks, but you’ve just interrupted my train of thoughts. Trains… Continue reading Tickets (Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach – 2005)