Backlash of post ww2 Italy.
Realistic endings, Bicycle thief doesn't have happy ending
Described as a national film movement
Had an effect on French new wave cinema
In Bicycle their the lead was a factory worker
https://filmandphilosophy.com/2013/03/08/the-bicycle-thieves-and-italian-neorealism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_Thieves
Story instead of plot
http://www.oocities.org/tlverburg/bicycle.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI3mvReS2BI
The bicycle thieves- ending scene
The end shows the film going in full circle, Antonio steals a bike when his stolen bike fails to turn up. The last shot shows Antonio walking with his son in a crowd, showing how they are like everyone else, as it is poverty stricken Italy there are not many people with jobs who can easily provide for their family.
The title of the film is bicycle thieves, thieves meaning more than one, as Antonio has his bike stolen by a thief, the first their and at the end Antonio himself steals a bike making him the second thief.
When Antonio is deciding to steal a bike the director leaves several minutes of him arguing with himself to show that stealing the bike is not an easy design but in order to be able to provide for his family he must do so. He gets caught stealing the bike, which does not just create public humiliation for him but he is caught in front of his son, which is arguably a worse form of humiliation and he is confronted with the fear that he is unable to provide for his family.
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