Bicycle Thieves story
Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette; sometimes known in the United States as The Bicycle Thief) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The film follows the story of a poor father searching post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which he will lose the job which was to be the salvation of his young family.
9 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| desperation | choice | Antonio and his family were desperate to get the bike back that he would not loose his job and the dowry his wife had pawned |
| father and son | choice | Antonio and Bruno sought the stolen bicycle together |
| facing job insecurity | major | The poor family was unemployed and ecstatic at the prospect of getting a job. |
| great need vs. breaking the law | major | Antonio in desperation tried to steal another man's bicycle at the end |
| husband and wife | major | Antonio and Maria |
| theft | major | We saw the sad consequences to a poor man when his bicycle was stolen. |
| unemployment in society | major | we saw an image of an impoverished post-war Italy with mass-unemployment |
| what it is like to be impoverished | major | A poor family was at he point of desperation. |
| fortune telling | minor | The wife had visited a seer of some sort and later Antonio did too. |