VITTORIO DE SICA'S NEOREALIST CINEMA
In this episode Russ and Ken discuss three of the earliest films made by director Vittorio de Sica, Sciusia (Shoeshine, 1946), Ladri di Biciclette (The bicycle thieves,1948) and Umberto D (1952), all films made in and around Rome, mainly with non-professional actors. We talk about De Sica's extraordinary career as actor, comedian, theatre then film director as well as his commitment to leftist politics and social justice, alongside his catholic faith and unusual, double, family life. Russ talks about the main elements of neorealism in cinema as evidenced in these films, and its parallel in…
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