8.8
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Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Overview
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.8
Overview
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter, the devastating impact of poverty and unemployment on the working class, aligns with left-leaning concerns by highlighting systemic vulnerability and the inadequacy of individual solutions to economic hardship.
The film 'Bicycle Thieves' features a cast that is traditional for its setting and era, primarily depicting white Italian characters without intentional diversity-driven casting. Its narrative focuses on the socio-economic struggles of its protagonists in post-war Italy, without engaging in critiques of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Bicycle Thieves is a classic Italian neorealist film centered on the economic hardships of a father and son in post-WWII Rome. The story follows their desperate search for a stolen bicycle, exploring themes of poverty and survival. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative.
Bicycle Thieves is a classic Italian neorealist film centered on a father and son's desperate search for a stolen bicycle. The narrative is exclusively focused on themes of poverty, unemployment, and the struggle for survival in post-war Italy. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the film's plot or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bicycle Thieves is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters' genders could have been established differently and then altered.
Bicycle Thieves is an original film from 1948, not an adaptation of existing source material with established character races, nor a biopic of historical figures. Therefore, the concept of a race swap does not apply.
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8.2
8.2
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9.9
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