Sunday, January 24, 2010

THE BICYCLE THIEF

Director: Vittorio De Sica
Language: Italian
Courtesy: Netflix
My Rating: @ @ @ @

Synopsis: Widely considered a landmark Italian film, this is a tale of a man who relies on his bicycle to do his job during Rome's post-World War II depression earned a special Oscar for its devastating power. The same day Antonio gets his vehicle back from the pawnshop, someone steals it, prompting him to search the city in vain with his young son, (who is cho chweeet), Bruno. Increasingly, he confronts a looming desperation.