Elena Altieri

One of the most legendary films of all time, Vittorio De Sica’s Oscar®-winning classic not only defines the Italian neorealist movement but also transcends time and space. Powered by the boundlessness of paternal love, Bicycle Thieves sees the sublime amid the mundanity of ordinary everyday life.

Totò stars in this hilarious parody of gangster films, playing a modest man mistaken for a notorious mobster in postwar Sicily. Directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, the film blends farce and crime with Totò’s iconic comedic flair. A cult classic that captures the absurdity of power, identity, and reputation in a country rebuilding itself through laughter.