Neo Realism Flashcards
Who directed Bicycle Thieves?
Vittoria De Sica
Name of the film studio destroyed in WW2?
Cinecitta
This is why there was neo realist films because was no film studio
What year was Bicycle Thieves released?
1948
Who directed Rome Open City?
Roberto Rossillini
When was Rome Open City released?
1945
What was Bicycle Thieves deemed by ‘Sight and Sound Magazine’?
The greatest film of all time
Who was the actor in Bicycle Thieves that played Antonio?
Lamberto Maggiorani
He was no an actor, was just the parent of a child who was auditioning to be Bruno
Name of the boy in Bicycle Thieves?
Bruno
Why were Neo-realist films created?
Post WW2, represent change in Italy showing poverty, oppression, and injustice.
Mussolini’s government fell, so Italian film lost its centre. Film makers made films to represent real life hardships in Italy
Where were these films shot?
Exclusively on location, in rundown cities and rural areas.
When the bike is stolen its timed so the traffic lights are red so the bike can escape
