Factopus

3 of 9

LESSON 4 · Cinema Around the World

PAUSE TO THINK

What film is considered neorealism's masterpiece?

Bicycle Thieves

**Bicycle Thieves** (1948) by Vittorio De Sica is widely considered the greatest neorealist film — a devastatingly simple story about poverty, dignity, and desperation told entirely with non-professional actors on real streets.

←Back Next Page →