DVD365.net
Bicycle Thieves (1948) artwork

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Sunday 3rd April 2011

Heralded as the greatest film ever made on release, Bicycle Thieves, released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Arrow Films on 18th April 2011, has had an impact on cinema worldwide from release to the present day.
Giulio Chiari, Gino Saltamerenda, Elena Altieri, Lianella Carell, Enzo Staiola, Lamberto Maggiorani
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe Amato
Arrow Films
1 hour 29 minutes
18/04/2011
March 10 2024 06:45:49
109
Thank you for supporting DVD365.net. When you order using the link(s) below we will earn commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

Heralded as the greatest film ever made on release, winning an Oscar in 1949 and topping the Sight & Sound film poll in 1952, De Sica's seminal work of Italian neorealism has had an impact on cinema worldwide from release to the present day, with filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray and Ken Loach claiming the film as a direct influence on their own.

Bicycle Thieves tells the story of Antonio, a long unemployed man who finally finds employment putting up cinema posters for which he needs a bicycle. His wife pawns all the family linen to redeem the already pawned bicycle and for Antonio salvation has come, until the bicycle is stolen. Antonio and his son take to the streets in a desperate search to find the bicycle.

Bicycle Thieves is as much about the position of Italians in post-War, post-Fascist Italy as the relationship between father and son, told through the labyrinth of the cinematic city with De Sica's arresting visual poetry. Defining neorealism, a small period of filmmaking that focused on simple, humanist stories, Bicycle Thieves was one of the most captivating and moving.

Arrow Academy presents Vittorio De Sica's masterpiece on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

  • Brand new restored, high definition transfer on Blu-ray (1080p) and DVD
  • Newly translated and more complete optional English subtitles
  • Feature length audio commentary by Italian Cinema expert Robert Gordon, author of BFI Modern Classics 'Bicycle Thieves'
  • Cesare Zavattini - a feature length documentary by director Carlo Lizzani on the great screenwriter, novelist, critic, long time De Sica collaborator and founder of Italian neorealism [Blu-ray only]
  • 'Timeless Cinema' - a documentary portrait of director, actor and screenwriter Vittorio De Sica
  • Trailer
  • Comprehensive booklet featuring a brand new essay on the film by writer and film historian Michael Brooke as well as screenwriter Cesare Zavattini's essay 'Some Ideas on the Cinema', illustrated with original stills and Lobby Cards
  • Artwork presentation packaging including three original posters and a newly commissioned artwork cover

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig comes Barbie, the box office smash hit and global phenomenon, arriving on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on 23rd October 2023, courtesy of Warner Home Video.Read more
Contagion artwork

Contagion

UHD
12/01/2024
When a lethal airborne virus with the power to wipe out humanity is unleashed, the worldwide medical community races to find a vaccine and stop the panic from spreading in Contagion, released on 4K UHD 26th February ...
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes artwork
Thanksgiving artwork

Thanksgiving

DVDBD
06/03/2024
Five Nights at Freddy's artwork

Five Nights at Freddy's

DVDBDUHD
15/12/2023
DogMan artwork

DogMan

BD
14/02/2024
Aliens artwork

Aliens

UHD
08/03/2024
Dune: Part 2 artwork

Dune: Part 2

DVDBDUHD
05/03/2024
The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune: Part Two, the next chapter of Frank Herbert's celebrated novel Dune, coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Warner Home Video.
Too Good to Be True artwork

Too Good to Be True

DVDTV
06/03/2024
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: The Complete First Season artwork
Mean Girls artwork

Mean Girls

DVDBDUHD
13/03/2024
Mean Girls artwork

Mean Girls

LimitedSteelbookUHD
12/03/2024
The Crow artwork

The Crow

SteelbookUHD
08/03/2024

Peep Show: Series 6

Review14/06/2023

The multi award-winning and a critically acclaimed comedy series is back and continues on from the previous series following the dynamic duo in their highly unpredictable world.
Three years ago they came, forever altering the future of humanity.

Aliens

News08/03/2024

Presented with an immersive Dolby Atmos soundtrack and 4K HDR picture transfer, the terror continues in James Cameron's Aliens, released on 4K UHD 1st April 2024 from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
The Furious Five! You're so much bigger than your action figures! Except you, Mantis. You're about the same
Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Mean Streets

BDUHD15/01/2024122

Das Boot: Season 4

DVDBD05/02/2024119

The Blackening

DVDBD26/02/202486

Vigil: Series 2

DVDTV29/01/202447

The Tourist: Series 2

DVDBDTV05/02/202445

Wednesday: Season 1

DVDBDTV25/03/202438

John Wick: Chapter 4

DVDBDUHDNOTES24/03/2023170

65

DVDBDUHDNOTES10/03/202351

Star Trek: First Contact

DVD01/01/2000391

Contact

DVD01/01/2000293

The Simpsons: Season 16

DVDTV05/12/2013101

Witness Number 3

DVDTV23/07/202298

Wonka

 DVDBDUHD
05/02/2024

Oppenheimer

 DVDBDUHD
06/12/2023

Barbie

 DVDBDUHD
06/12/2023

The Marvels

 DVDBDUHD
15/01/2024
Get a free daily news update. DVD365.net works with the Amazon Alexa flash briefing skill