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In-Depth Study & Film Companion for Bicycle Thieves: Italian Neorealism
FM4 Section A:
- International Film Styles
- Specialist Study 1
In Depth Study and Film Companion
for Bicycle Thieves: Italian Neorealism
"Ladri di Biciclette is one of the first examples of pure cinema" Andre Bazin
Vittorio de Sica's masterpiece explored in detail. Students will develop a deep understanding of the film, its context and the cinematic techniques used to create this paradigm of Neorealism. Questions and activities throughout to fully engage students with the material. 2 Research tasks for independent learning.
Covers the film on every level:
- Context section gives students a broader understanding of the genre
- Overviews ensure students follow the plot of this foreign film
- Key stills with analysis capture and explain the director's techniques – students gain an in-depth understanding of the film and how it was shot
- Commentary sections explore in detail specific aspects of the film such as family, location, sound, mise en scène, narrative, typage…
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Excellent resource. Really liked it... Nice balance of intellectual commentary and visual assistance... I liked the background to the film, it was not too pretentious. The Analysis of Five Scenes is cracking. It was a really fantastic idea to visually breakdown a Classic. This is something missing from so many books... As a teaching aid this is difficult to beat... The Section on Sound was especially strong and useful. I liked the Metaphysical Journey. I did like the little Table Hollywood vs neorealism... enhances learning on many levels not least the simplicity of the Scene de-constructions which will easily assist A2 WJEC students with textual material they will be very unfamiliar with... Wonderful.