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| Released: |
1949 |
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| Genre: |
DRAMA
FOREIGN
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| Origin: |
Italy |
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| Length: |
90 |
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Unemployed worker (Lamberto Maggiorani) and his small son (Enzo Staiola) search Rome for stolen bicycle.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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| Apparently naturalistic, but actually very tightly plotted drama, with much telling social criticism along the way. Wonderfully acted by non-professionals, and a landmark in realist cinema. |
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| "My idea is to de-romanticize the cinema." |
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, Enzo Staiola 
