ITAL 152 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Bicycle Thieves
3 May 2018
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ITAL152 Lecture #9 - Bicycle Thieves Part 1
Movie Viewing - Bicycle Thieves Part 1
●Most famous movie of Italian Cinema
●Plot Highlights
○Sell wedding sheets to get a bike for his new job
○Antonio gets a job delivering posters and newspapers
○Gets his bike stolen while working at the Florida
○Him, Bruno, Meniconi, Bagonghi, and Bairco try to find/replace the bike parts
○Chases bike thief
●Characters
○Antonio Ricci
■Gets a job but needs a bike
○Maria
■Antonio’s wife
○Bruno
■Antonio’s and Maria’s son
○N/A
■Antonio’s and Maria’s daughter
○The Holy One
■The one who sees
○Bike Thief
■Steals bike from Antonio while he is putting up posters
○Bairco
■Acts in plays, Antonio’s friend
○Meniconi
■Antonio’s friend
○Bagonghi
■Antonio’s friend
○Old man
■Makes an exchange with the thief
●Places
○Via de la Paluga
○The Ricci’s apartment
○Bicycle shop
○Pawn shop
○Piazza Vittorio - stolen bicycle part market
○Playhouse
●Interesting Shots
Document Summary
Ital152 lecture #9 - bicycle thieves part 1. Sell wedding sheets to get a bike for his new job. Antonio gets a job delivering posters and newspapers. Gets his bike stolen while working at the florida. Him, bruno, meniconi, bagonghi, and bairco try to find/replace the bike parts. Gets a job but needs a bike. Steals bike from antonio while he is putting up posters. Piazza vittorio - stolen bicycle part market. After antonio gets his bike stolen, he sits on the ladder and looks as if he is about to cry. As the crowd is boarding the bus in a line, the angle shows the rest of the line. When antonio and bruno are walking home, the shot from behind shows them as silhouettes. Shot where everyone is hiding from the rain on the side of a building. Other elements of the films"s form that intrigue or confuse you.
