Fancy Movie Time #16: Bicycle Thieves (1948) (Patreon)

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads grab their bikes and cycle straight into the nightmare of post-war Italy as they cover Vittorio De Sica's neo-realist classic: Bicycle Thieves. Does the film's uncompromising vision and fully-realized world make it a Fancy Feast? Or does its commitment to realism and downer ending make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: this is the most Italian episode yet.Sight and Sound Video Essay: "What is neorealism?"