... , but in common sequences focused both on partisan heroism and in social problems, such as the contrast of political parties, the inflation and the increasing unemployment. Directed by Vittorio de Sica and adapted by Cesare Zavattini, Bicycle Thieves presents all the characteristics just shown above: there are non-professional actors, who better show at the screen real attitudes and experiences ... , symbolically, all the drama of the film starts when Antonio attaches Rita Hayworth's poster to the wall. Consequently I do not believe that realism is purely a matter of style, since De Sica'...

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... -train- ride to economic advancement for Italy from the vast wealth of the American government. Making matters even more dismal for the communists was the fact that Italian Premier Alcide de Gasperi was wrought with stress over how desperate Italy was in need of financial aid in the wake of the devastation brought on by the effects of the second world ... war. The United States used this angle as their "trump card- to pressure de Gasperi into weeding out leftist opposition in his cabinet. The withholding of United States aid and the cancellation of one billion dollars worth of debt owed ...

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... also on race, the House of Morgan was not only prone to lapses of judgment when granting credit but the process was racist. It is hard to tell from the text whether the anti-Semitism was confirmed to just Jack and Pierpont or if it existed throughout the bank, however as Jack and Pierpont set the tone for the views of ... ...

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