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Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Films

BICYCLE THIEVES
On 35mm

Parents and Children

(NR) Italy – 1 hr 29 min – with subtitles  
1948 · d. Vittorio de Sica
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Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell

When the bicycle Antonio needs for his hard-won job is stolen, he and his ten-year old son set off on a desperate odyssey across post-war Rome to find it. Perhaps the defining film of Italian Neorealism, Bicycle Thieves was voted the greatest film of all time in the first-ever Sight & Sound poll.

This screening is presented in conjunction with a Cinema Classics Seminar taught by Michael Altimore, Ph.D. Seating for screening-only attendees will begin at 7:00 pm. Just want to see the film? Purchase your tickets from this page.

35mm print courtesy of Exhumed Films


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Tuesday, April 28
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