Lecture 19: Italian Neorealism, Part I (2007)

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Description: Origins and historical context of Italian neorealism, with brief accounts of the major figures and artistic principles of the movement. Discuss the quality of "multiplicity," a key attribute of all good films. Examples: Bicycle Thieves; Rome, Open City.

Instructor: David Thorburn

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  • Multiplicity: the opening of Bicycle Thieves (0:19:28)
  • Historical context (0:05:35)
  • Origins: Italian, German, French (0:04:21)
  • Key features (0:06:08)
  • Central figures (0:08:39)
  • The neorealist counter-plot (0:09:27)

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