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“The Bicycle Thief” is a deeply moving neo-realist study of post-War
Italy which depicts one man's loss of faith and his struggle to maintain
personal dignity in poverty and bureaucratic indifference.Antonio Ricci is a
bill-poster whose bicycle, essential for his job, is stolen by a thief. Joined
by his son Bruno, Antonio vainly searches for his bike, eventually resorting to
the humiliation of theft himself. Throughout this paper, I will attempt to
trace the character through “The Bicycle Thief.” The film opens with a montage
of early morning urban activities ending on a crowd of unemployed laborers
clamoring for work.Sitting to the side is Antonio Ricci.Beaten down by
despair, he has lost the energy to fight.His spirits are lifted, however,
when his name is called out for a job. Invigorated, he damns poverty.His joy
however, is fleeting, employment depends on one condition — that he owns
a bicycle.To provide for his family, Antonio long ago pawned his bicycle
and now, in one day, he raise the price of the pawn ticket. Not knowing
where he will get the money, he turns to his wife Maria. In their stark home,
the only thing left to pawn is a remnant of her dowry and the family's last
vestige of comfort — the bed sheets.Bravely, Maria strips the bed and
begins to wash the linens. At the pawn shop, it becomes evident that the
Ricci's misery is not unique. Their sheets are added to a mountain of small
white bundles, and Antonio reclaims his bicycle from the rack of hundreds
Delighted by the prospect of a good fortune, the couple happily ride
away.Antonio picks up his instructions for the following morning and Maria
stops by to see Signora Santona, a medium who predicted that Antonio would find
a job. He gently scolds his wife for her superstitions, but Maria holds firm to
her belief in the woman's psychic …