Vittorio De Sica
facing the viewer into the reality of the poorest in the neo-realist trilogy: Ladri di biciclette (1948), Miracolo a Milano (1951) and Umberto D. (1952). His characters are naïve and innocent; and suffer the injustices of a vile society, marked by hunger, selfishness and war. Ladri
of biciclette (The Bicycle Thief, 1948) is a hard film, in which the director shows unemployment in Italy, and illogical conditions to get a job thanks to the Administration. Thus, the player needs a bicycle to work, that's the only way to qualify for a salary to support his family. But yours is stolen, and walks the streets of Rome with his young son until he found the thief. During this period he has to overcome the frustration, and indifference of others in order to remain an educational model to your child.
Like the other characters in this trilogy, the protagonists empathize with the audience because they are good people, and if they commit any wrong act, it is because society, environment, push them to do so. Vittorio De Sica creates these individuals as being naive, who share their love, whether with family or with your dog, but never dealt with the nerve of society, or if you have done, have tried to understand. It is very clear example of Totò-Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan, 1951) - which comes as a child in an orphanage, and in the following sequence Young leaves become a cheerful greeting to everyone (as stated in the Movie: "For a good days mean, really, good morning "), not to mediate anything else in the film.
But unlike Ladri di Umberto D. and biciclette, Miracolo a Milano is a film that tries to overcome the evils of society. You could say the run of neorealism to record a more positive idea, that through the magic and goodness solve the problems of the poor. It is, therefore, a story much more entertaining, because Vittorio De Sica's license is allowed play with humor, with ghosts, with caricatures of the rich (they are dogs that bark). And it benefits the end, the viewer. Although the other two films are noted for their ability to be a reflection of Italian society for his social work.
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- Photo 2: Zilda ( Flickr )
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