The film started with Antonio Ricci being offered a posting advertising bills job but cannot really have this job without having a bicycle. That being so, Maria Ricci, his wife, pawned their bed sheets in exchange for Antonio’s bicycle. Afterwards, Maria had to go visit someone. Antonio finds out that it is a fortune teller and had his fate predicted. On the first day of his work, his bicycle got stolen by a young man. He tries to catch the culprit, however, was unable to do so. He reported the incident to the police but they said that there is nothing they can do about it. When they were in the Porta Portese market, Antonio and Bruno saw the culprit with an old man. The culprit escaped and the old man was suspected of disclosing the culprit’s
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The quality of the image was still good considering that cameras were still not that advanced during that time, as well as the year of release. The flow of the story was really smooth and transitions were done perfectly. And lastly, the cast were able to portray their characters naturally which made the film more heartfelt. Why was it entitled ‘The Bicycle Thief’? The story revolved around a father who needed to buy a bicycle for his job which was eventually stolen by someone. Without his bicycle, he won’t be able to earn money for his family. He looked everywhere for his bicycle, however, out of desperation, he stole an unattended bicycle. The film opened with Antonio Ricci being offered a posting advertising bills job but cannot really have this job without having a bicycle. That being so, Maria Ricci, his wife, pawned their bed sheets in exchange for Antonio’s bicycle. Afterwards, Maria had to go visit someone. Antonio finds out that it is a fortune teller and had his fate predicted. On the first day of his work, his bicycle got stolen by a young man. He tries to catch the culprit, however, was unable to do so. He reported the incident to the police but they said that there is nothing they can do about it. The director wanted to give a hint to the audience that the film will revolve around the quest of searching for the culprit and the investigation of the stolen
The quality of the image was still good considering that cameras were still not that advanced during that time, as well as the year of release. The flow of the story was really smooth and transitions were done perfectly. And lastly, the cast were able to portray their characters naturally which made the film more heartfelt. Why was it entitled ‘The Bicycle Thief’? The story revolved around a father who needed to buy a bicycle for his job which was eventually stolen by someone. Without his bicycle, he won’t be able to earn money for his family. He looked everywhere for his bicycle, however, out of desperation, he stole an unattended bicycle. The film opened with Antonio Ricci being offered a posting advertising bills job but cannot really have this job without having a bicycle. That being so, Maria Ricci, his wife, pawned their bed sheets in exchange for Antonio’s bicycle. Afterwards, Maria had to go visit someone. Antonio finds out that it is a fortune teller and had his fate predicted. On the first day of his work, his bicycle got stolen by a young man. He tries to catch the culprit, however, was unable to do so. He reported the incident to the police but they said that there is nothing they can do about it. The director wanted to give a hint to the audience that the film will revolve around the quest of searching for the culprit and the investigation of the stolen