The Bicycle Thief

Jennifer Medina Modern Film: Paper 2 July 18, 2001 The Bicycle Thief by Vittorio De Sica is a movie that breaks the Hollywood aesthetic of beautiful people, fancy homes, and extensive wealth that only thrives in fantasy and sometimes-unconquerable dreams. It exploits the plight of working class individuals who live in what some may call ghettoes or over crowded cities. Standing outside of a government agency, men await the fates of their futures: will it be their day …showed first 75 words of 797 total…

…showed last 75 words of 797 total…and spare words” (Acquarello, 1). A tribute to those that make up the bulk of society, to those almost always forgotten, and to those who are hardly recognized for the achievements they have made, The Bicycle Thief exemplifies the life that most people are accustomed to. Straying away from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, with the exception of a cameo from Rita Hayworth, The Bicycle Thief dedicates itself to the real audience, the working class.