HUMA 1761 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Great Depression, Italian Neorealism, Bicycle Thieves
5 Jun 2016
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The role of faith in de sica"s bicycle thieves. Bicycle thieves is an italian film about a man who loses faith in every sense of the word, figuratively and literally. Antonio pawned a fides bike ( fides is italian for faith), which was then stolen from him. The movie follows antonio and his son looking for his bike around rome. Antonio is a pessimistic man with no faith in anything and he is awfully quick to feel defeated. This could be a result of the chaotic time period in italy he is in; a time of great economic depression. He turns to two traditional institutions that are known for instilling hope in people during troubled times for help finding his bicycle. The first is a spiritual institution, the church and a fortune teller, which at this time in italy was exceptionally important. People often seek answers from a higher being or power during times of calamity.
