For this assignment, write a 600-word Response Paper on Donald Foreman’s and Andre Bazin’s essays
and on the film The Bicycle Thief
using the following prompt:
Grounding your response in Donald Foreman’s essay“Italian Neo-Realism” and Andre Bazin’s
essay “The Evolution of the Language of
Cinema” (and/or “De Sica: Metteur-en-Scene”) ,
describe how Vittorio De Sica’s film The Bicycle Thief displays characteristics of the
Realist Film
paradigm. You must add quotes from both Foreman and Bazin for full credit on this assignment.
Provide examples from the
film to make your argument, and support each of your claims with
quoted material from Foreman’s and Bazin’s essays.
Make sure that your response meets the minimum word count, is on topic using specific details from the
text and film, incorporates a
minimum of three quotes from the assigned essays (both Foreman and
Bazin), and is clearly written with well-polished prose, including correct grammar/mechanics and
effective paragraph organization.
