Video Review

Video Review: 'The Bicycle Thief' (1996)

Reviewed by Steve Simels | Apr 26, 1996
EW's GRADE
A

Details Movie Rated: Unrated; Genre: Drama; With: Lamberto Maggiorani; Distributor: Mayer-Burstyn

Vittorio De Sica's neorealist saga The Bicycle Thief, about an Italian laborer's quest to find the stolen bicycle he needs to support his family, remains one of the most heartrending films ever (if the ending doesn't make you cry, I don't want to know you). Previous video versions, however, came from inferior prints; this disc is struck from a gratifyingly crisp print with the usual indecipherable white subtitles replaced by easy-to-read yellow ones. A well-dubbed American version on the analog audio channel allows you to hear dialogue (in English) and see it translated (in English). Call it neorealism for the learning impaired. A

Originally posted Apr 26, 1996 Published in issue #324 Apr 26, 1996 Order article reprints
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