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Ladri di biciclette The bicycle thief
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36 editions published between 1948 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,275 libraries worldwide Story of an unemployed man and his son in war devastated Rome. The father finds a job pasting up posters, work requiring a bicycle to get around. The bicycle is stolen; panic stricken at being unable to recover his bicycle and at the prospect of losing his job, the father is compelled to steal a bicycle, only to be caught and humiliated in front of his son.
Ladri di biciclette Bicycle thieves
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17 editions published between 1948 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 854 libraries worldwide In post-WWII poverty-stricken Rome, a man struggles to earn a living for himself and his family. When his bicycle and main means of transport is stolen, with his young son in tow, he attempts to find the thief.
Umberto D
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1 edition published in 2003 in Italian and held by 780 libraries worldwide Follow Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom. Alone, except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization.
Umberto D
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74 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 623 libraries worldwide "A government pensioner, living alone with his beloved dog, struggles to keep up a semblance of dignity on his inadequate pension"--Video source book.
The garden of the Finzi-Continis
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23 editions published between 1970 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 617 libraries worldwide Set in Italy in 1938, when Mussolini's anti-Semitic edicts began to isolate the Jews from their communities. Among them were the Finzi-Continis, an aristocratic Jewish family forced for the first time to acknowledge the world beyond its fenced garden.
The garden of the Finzi-Continis
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17 editions published between 1970 and 2001 in Italian and English and held by 615 libraries worldwide In Italy in 1938, Mussolini's anti-Semitic edicts begin to isolate the Jews from their communities. Among them are the Finzi-Continis, an aristocratic Jewish family forced for the first time to acknowledge the world beyond its fenced garden.
Madame de
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12 editions published between 1953 and 2008 in French and English and held by 543 libraries worldwide The wife of a 19th century General sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts, which sets off a chain reaction of deceit that includes her husband, his mistress, and her lover.
Two women
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36 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 445 libraries worldwide Seeking escape from city bombing, an Italian mother and daughter travel war-torn Italy during World War II trying to survive near-starvation, rape by wandering soldiers and other horrors of war.
I bambini ci guardano The children are watching us
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11 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in Italian and Multiple languages and held by 431 libraries worldwide A four-year-old boy is trapped in a loveless family with his suicidal father and his adulteress mother.
The bicycle thief; a film
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15 editions published between 1966 and 2001 in 4 languages and held by 421 libraries worldwide Filmmanuskript.
The shoes of the fisherman
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4 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and held by 383 libraries worldwide All eyes are focused on the Vatican, hoping to see the puffs of white smoke signaling the selection of the next Pope, but this time, much more is at stake, for the new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear war.
A farewell to arms
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10 editions published between 1957 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 382 libraries worldwide Romance of an American ambulance driver wounded in World War I who falls in love with his nurse.
Miracle in Milan
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11 editions published between 1951 and 1990 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 370 libraries worldwide Een man sticht een leefgemeenschap voor de misdeelden buiten Milaan. De grondbezitter stuurt de politie op hem af.
Two women
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9 editions published between 1960 and 2003 in English and Italian and held by 303 libraries worldwide Realistic drama of an Italian widow who, along with her young daughter, are brutally raped by Allied soldiers in World War II.
Il Generale Della Rovere
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in Italian and held by 293 libraries worldwide Film of intrigue and heroism within the Italian underground during the German occupation of Italy. Emanuele Bardone, a petty con man, fleeces his victims by posing as a colonel. Persuaded by the Germans to impersonate a partisan leader they have killed, he assumes the admirable qualities of the heroic officer and the German plan backfires.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow
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24 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in English and Italian and held by 285 libraries worldwide Three tales of women who use sex to get what they want out of the self-centered men in their lives.
Miracle in Milan
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38 editions published between 1950 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 279 libraries worldwide Comedy, satire, and realism are combined in a fantasy about the social conceits of man. An Italian orphan, with the aid of a miraculous dove, combats power and wealth and succeeds in bringing happiness to the inhabitants of a Milanese hobo camp.
Indiscretion of an American wife & Terminal station
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 255 libraries worldwide An American housewife (Jennifer Jones) vacationing in Italy reluctantly decides to put an end to her brief affair with an Italian academic (Montgomery Clift). She flees to Rome's Stazione Termini, where she bids him farewell, but he begs her to stay. The film's plot is simple; its production was not. The troubled collaboration between director Vittorio De Sica and producer David O. Selznick resulted in two cuts of the same film. De Sica's version, Terminal Station, was screened at a length of one-and-a-half hours, but after disappointing previews, Selznick severely re-edited it and changed the title to Indiscretion of an American Wife without De Sica's permission.
It started in Naples
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3 editions published between 1960 and 2005 in English and held by 249 libraries worldwide Arriving in Italy to settle his late brother's estate and care for a nephew whom he has never seen, Michael Hamilton soon begins to enjoy the Italian sights, including the boy's beautiful and spirited aunt.
Sciuscià Ragazzi
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28 editions published between 1946 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 243 libraries worldwide In post WWII Italy, Giuseppe and Pasquale work on the street shining the shoes of American troops. But when the boys are falsely accused of a crime, they are sent to a brutal state juvenile detention center. more
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Adultery Bibliography Bicycles Bicycle theft Civil service pensioners Comedy films Comedy films Criticism, interpretation, etc. De Sica, Vittorio,--1901-1974 Dignity Drama Economic history Economics--Sociological aspects Families Fascism Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Foreign films History Italian fiction Italy Italy--Rome Jewish families Jews Jews--Persecutions Man-woman relationships Melodramas (Motion pictures) Motion picture plays Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture producers and directors--Credits Motion pictures Motion pictures, Italian Motion pictures--Aesthetics Poverty--Psychological aspects Realism Rich people Rossellini, Roberto,--1906-1977 Social history Swindlers and swindling Thieves Unemployed Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Women World War (1914-1918) World War (1939-1945)
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De Sica, V. (Vittorio), 1901-1974
De Sika, Vittorio.
De Sika, Vittorio, 1901-1974
DeSica, Vittorio 1901-1974 RAK alt
Sica, V. de (Vittorio de), 1901-1974
Sica, Vittorio de.
Sica, Vittorio de, 1901-1974
Ṭi. Cikā, Vikṭōriyā, 1901-1974
Vittorio De Sica 1901-1974 டி சிகா, விக்டோரியாLanguages
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