First of all, the film "Bicycle Thief" tells the story of Rome after World War II. Because of the war, there were huge problems in people's livelihood. Like other European cities, it is full of unemployment and poverty, and people will try their best to make a living. Method. After the male protagonist Richie went bankrupt to buy a bicycle, it was stolen. On the way to find a bicycle, the pictures of the people of Rome at that time were displayed.
The film was released in 1948. As a representative work of Italian neorealism, it well reflected the public sentiment after World War II. As a product of the anti-fascist movement, Italian neorealism has a strong denunciation of World War II in its films. Neorealist filmmakers focus on the sad life of ordinary people after the war, focusing on recording the reality of the bottom of society, exposing social inequality, people's wandering, poverty and hunger. It reflects the acute problems and contradictions in all aspects of society after the war.
But in the way of expression, focus on objective reality. Shooting framing is mostly in kind, real, real. And in the choice of actors, non-professional actors are often used. For example, the male protagonist of this film, Lamberto Marjorani, who plays Ricci, is a non-professional actor. But the performance in the play is extremely natural, and the department with his son is even more natural and vivid.
Judging from the development of movies before and after World War II, before the 1940s, the mainstream in the film industry was shooting stars in Hollywood-style studios. When World War II broke out, Europe was the main battlefield of World War II, and business was hit hard. Italian films were even restricted by the fascist government. A large number of political films appeared first. From the perspective of film development, there is no room for development and objective factors.
Compared with the glitz and emptiness of the content in the era of white telephones, the too bleak life makes it impossible for people to immerse themselves in the fantasy world, which also causes people's extreme disgust for white telephone movies. Thus, a film style that was completely opposed to the white telephone style appeared, that is, Italian neorealist film. The Italian Neorealist movement not only affected the Italian people, but also the French. Then, the New Wave movement in France was launched, and then influenced by the New Wave, a group of great directors influenced by New Realism and New Wave appeared in the United States, and the New Hollywood Movement also came into being.
"Bicycle Thief" as the representative work of Italian neorealism film, its influence is extremely far-reaching. For the time, he truly reflected the powerlessness of the people, just like the title, except crying? What else can you do? The influence on future generations is all over the world. It is a landmark film that cannot be discussed on the road of film history.
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