Topic: Neo Realism in Italian Film

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Neo Realism in Italian Film: This course examines classic Neorealistic films of the post-World War II era, as well as later films that were influenced by Neorealism. The films to be studied may include the following: Open City (Rossellini), The Bicycle Thief and Umberto D. (De Sica), Bitter Rice (De Santis), La Strada (Fellini), Red Desert (Antonioni), and The Conformist (Bertolucci).