{"id":8244,"date":"2010-04-12T14:46:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T13:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=8244"},"modified":"2010-04-12T14:53:31","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T13:53:31","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-12th-april-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/04\/12\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-12th-april-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 12th April 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Bicycle Thieves<\/a><\/strong> (Arrow Films): A welcome re-release for Vittorio De Sica<\/a>‘s classic 1947\u00a0neorealist<\/a> film about desperation and struggle in post-war Italy, is the tale of a poor man (Lamberto Maggiorani<\/a>) and his son (Enzo Staiola<\/a>) searching the streets of\u00a0Rome<\/a> for his stolen bicycle, which he needs to be able to work.<\/p>\n

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Based on the novel by\u00a0Luigi Bartolini<\/a>, it\u00a0was adapted for the screen by\u00a0Cesare Zavattini<\/a> and\u00a0used non-professional actors to create a telling picture of poverty in post-war Europe. A\u00a0landmark film in many ways, it still contains scenes of great power and is ultimately a very moving depiction of the love between father and son.<\/p>\n

The special features on this re-release by Arrow Films include:<\/p>\n