A Film That Changed My Life

Mina Holland, Guardian Unlimited: Film
Sat, 04/30/2011 - 4:05pm

Bicycle Thieves by Vittorio De Sica (1948)I didn't see Bicycle Thieves in its entirety until recently – only snippets here and there. But it was projected on Los Angeles' Wilshire Boulevard a couple of years ago, which really gave me a coherent grasp of the full story. I immediately bought tickets to see it again the next day.After several years of unemployment, Lamberto Maggiorani's Antonio finds a job tacking up movie posters round Rome – a job for which he needs a bicycle.

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