Global Neorealism

Contributions From Nathaniel Brennan, Luca Caminati, Silvia Carlorosi, Caroline Eades, Saverio Giovacchini, Paula Halperin, Neepa Majumdar, Mariano Mestman, Hamid Naficy, Sada Niang, Masha Salazkina, Sarah Sarzynski, Robert Sklar, And Vito Zagarrio Intellectual, Cultural, And Film Historians Have Long Considered Neorealism The Founding Block Of Post-world War Ii Italian Cinema. Neorealism, The Traditional Story Goes, Was An Italian Film Style Born In The Second Postwar Period And Aimed At Recovering The Reality Of Italy After The Sugarcoated Moving Images Of Fascism. Lasting From 1945 To The Early 1950s, Neorealism Produced World-renowned Masterpieces Such As Roberto Rossellinis Roma, Citt Aperta (rome, Open City, 1945) And Vittorio De Sicas Ladri Di Biciclette (bicycle Thieves, 1947).