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BICYCLE THIEVES-Italian/93 minutes/Director- Vittorio Dissica/1948
“Bicycle Thieves” is an iconic movie made by the illustrious Italian director, Vittorio Dissica. Even after these long 75 years, “Bicycle Thieves” continues to inspire even the film makers of our time. The story revolves around an impoverished man whose job of pasting advertisement bills on publicity boards, requires him to own a bicycle. After much trials, he gets a bicycle, but to no avail. The bicycle gets stolen by a tramp. The film portrays the hardships of the protagonist Antonio, his struggle to redeem his lost bicycle. His twelve-year-old son accompanies him. The final twists and turns in the storyline is superbly edited and in the end, he gets a bicycle, which is not his. Bicycle Thieves bagged more than 40 International Awards including Academy Awards. Vittorio Dissica was posthumously awarded the highest honour of the Italian government, “Ordan Al Meritto Italiana for his outstanding contribution to the film industry.