Writing Assignment Italian Film

1. Consider both Roma città aperta and Ladri di biciclette. Compare and contrast

the two films based on the tenets of neorealism that appear in both. Use specific

scenes to support your argument.

Bicycle Thieves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVw2ctnL22M

Rome, Open City (1945) | Roberto Rossellini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMTbTcOJZ00