the bicycle thief

this is a very depressing story! it wasn't exactly boring. i thought it was like il postino. it had a very calm beginning but the ending was hearbreaking. first, we are introduced to ricci, one of the many men struggling to earn money. then we meet his family. he has a wife, a very nice and supportive one. she even sold all those sheets so ricci could buy the bicycle which he needed for the job. and he has a son, bruno, who is my favorite character. he was so cute that i started to adore him when i first saw him onscreen. i really wanted to cry when i found out he already had a job! and at that place! i was like, no way. he is just a kid who should be in school or at home playing. he had the right to be a brat. i wanted to really hug him and steal him from that harsh world so he can be pampered here. although it made me angry that he was made to go through things he shouldn't have been involved in, i think his being quick, witty and obedient was what made him all the more adorable to me. when his father slapped him, he was shock and he cried. i wanted to slap the father. well, suffice it to say that i wanted bruno out of that world and with me! hahaha.

the story is very simple. i wonder if this was an indie film. it's also very depressing. poverty had been palpable all throughout. i love bruno.