# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Cinema Classics Seminars: BICYCLE THIEVES (1948)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  
Instructor: Michael Altimore, Ph.D., Temple University

“After the war, we have no studio, no negative, nothing,” director Vittorio De Sica would later recall of Italy’s post-WWII film industry. But for filmmakers of the Italian Neorealist movement, these limitations would create new cinematic possibilities. Eschewing silver screen escapism, the Neorealists found their material in the dramas of everyday life, shooting on location and using non-professional actors to depict the experiences of the poor and working classes.  

Emerging from the movement alongside directors like Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, and Federico Fellini, De Sica had already released one major Neorealist work—1946’s Shoeshine—but his next solo directorial effort would enter cinema canon. BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) accomplished what the greatest art can do—connecting the specific (a father and son’s journey across post-war Rome in search of a stolen bike) to the universal (parent and child relationships, the moral dilemmas brought about by extreme conditions, a young person’s dawning awareness of life’s harsh realities). Though met with a mixed response at home, BICYCLE THIEVES amazed audiences outside Italy and would inspire generations of filmmakers to come. 

Join us as we explore De Sica’s masterpiece and discover why it has been held as one of cinema’s crowning achievements for nearly eighty years.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bryn-mawr/cinema-classics-seminars-bicycle-thieves-1948/200029932260148
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, theatre, entertainment, performances, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Bryn Mawr
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bryn Mawr Film Institute
- **lat**: 40.021544857033
- **long**: -75.319098988988
- **full address**: Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W Lancaster Ave,Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Cinema Classics Seminars: BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) being held?
  - **A:** Cinema Classics Seminars: BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) takes place on Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W Lancaster Ave,Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Cinema Classics Seminars: BICYCLE THIEVES (1948)?
  - **A:** Cinema Classics Seminars: BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) is organized by Bryn Mawr Film Institute.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Cinema Classics Seminars: BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bryn Mawr, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Cinema Classics Seminars: BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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