Movement
Italian Neorealism
Post-war Italy shot on location with non-professional actors, because the studios were wrecked and the subject was people with nothing. Plot reduced to circumstance.
Four textbook cases
Not the best four — the four that define the shape. Start anywhere.
Bicycle Thieves
Vittorio De Sica · 1948
Rome, Open City
Roberto Rossellini · 1945
La Terra Trema
Luchino Visconti · 1949
Umberto D.
Vittorio De Sica · 1952
More in Movement
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Set the clock, pick the awards, and let your guild nominate. Six films over three months is the recommended shape.
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