DVD
Bicycle thieves [videorecording] / produced by Giuseppe Amato ; directed by Vittorio De Sica ; screenplay by Vittorio De Sica ... [et al.].
In postwar, poverty-stricken Rome, a man and his son set to look for his stolen bicycle which is his only means of making a living.
Record details
- ISBN: 193412124X
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Program notes on container insert include the following essays : "A passionate commitment to the real" by film critic Godfrey Cheshire, "Ode to the common man" by filmmaker Charles Burnett, "Some ideas on the cinema" by neorealist writer Cesare Zavattini, "Bicycle Thieves" by film critic Andre Bazin, and the following remembrances : "My secret" by director De Sica, "But this is Maria" by actor Carell, "We were always on the street" by Luisa Alessandri, "The smallest detail" by Sergio Leone, " Many friends, much noise" by Manuel De Sica, "Money kills the imagination" by Maria Mercader. Based on the novel by Luigi Bartolini. Special features: "Working with De Sica" featurette with D'Amico, Staiola, and film scholar Callisto Cosulich; "Life as it is: The neorealist movement in Italy," featurette with film scholar Mark Shiel; Documentary by Carlo Lizzani on longtime De Sica collaborator and neorealist Cesare Zavattini. Special features: Restored high-definition digital transfer; "Working with De Sica": a collection of new interviews with screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, actor Enzo Staiola, and film scholar Callisto Cosulich; "Life as it is": new program on the history of Italian neorealism in cinema, with scholar Mark Shiel; documentary on screenwriter and longtime Vittorio De Sica collaborator Cesare Zavattini, directed by Carlo Lizzani. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Based on the novel: Ladri de biciclette by Luigi Bartolini. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 2, the supplements. "Working with De Sica (23 min.) -- Life as it is : the neorealist movement in Italy (40 min.) -- Cesare Zavattini (56 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Direttore di produzione, Umberto Scarpelli ; montaggio, Eraldo Da Roma ; musiche del maestro, Alessandro Cicognini ; direttore di orchestra, Willy Ferrero ; tecnico del suono, Gino Fiorelli. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Gino Saltamerenda, Vittorio Antonucci, Giulio Chiari. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; (1:33:1) presentation; Dolby digital 1.0 mono. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Licensed for home, classroom, and library. For private home use only. Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL. |
| Language Note: | In Italian or English with optional English subtitles. |
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| Subject: | Bartolini, Luigi, 1892-1963 > Television adaptations. Bartolini, Luigi, 1892-1963 > Film adaptations. Feature films > Italy. Bicycles > Drama. Cycling > Italy > Rome > Drama. Offenses against property > Italy > Rome > Drama. Fathers and sons > Italy > Drama. Unemployment > Italy > Drama. Foreign films > Italy. Poor families > Italy > Rome > Drama. Bicycles > Italy > Rome > Drama. Criminal investigation > Italy > Rome > Drama. Poor families > Italy > Drama. Fathers and sons > Italy > Rome > Drama. Italy > Social conditions > 20th century > Drama. |
| Genre: | DVDs. Video recordings. Feature films. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | PN1995.9 .F67 B53 2007 (Text) | 30221324 | Video | Volume hold | Available | - |
