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  • 2015
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2015
  • 1 h 15 m
Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycles Thieves

Summary This short film tells the story of the most important cinema trend that Italy has ever produced - Neo Realism. Born after the Second World War, this veritable cultural revolution rapidly became a boundless source of inspiration for movie-makers throughout the entire world. Even today it influences those wanting to produce quality movies ...

Directed By: Gianni Bozzacchi

Written By: Carlo Lizzani, Gianni Bozzacchi

  • 2015
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2015
  • 1 h 15 m

Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycles Thieves

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Summary This short film tells the story of the most important cinema trend that Italy has ever produced - Neo Realism. Born after the Second World War, this veritable cultural revolution rapidly became a boundless source of inspiration for movie-makers throughout the entire world. Even today it influences those wanting to produce quality movies ...

Directed By: Gianni Bozzacchi

Written By: Carlo Lizzani, Gianni Bozzacchi

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70
Oct 8, 2015
All this history and critical appreciation is lightened by Lizzani's genial goofiness.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 8, 2015
It's like a cozy, informational visit with a beloved professor who assumes you come with a cineaste's built-in appreciation, but enjoys connecting the dots for you in a way that makes the movement's creative signposts — nonprofessional actors, street vitality, stories about poverty and desperation — feel freshly indelible.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
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Oct 12, 2015
A bit too rambling and diffuse to be fully educational, We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves nonetheless serves as a valuable introduction to its subject.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Triworld Cinema, Triworld Italia
Release Date Oct 2, 2015
Duration 1 h 15 m
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Website http://www.triworldcinema.com/
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Awards

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Nomination

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