Italian Neorealism-Growing up stories

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Growing up stories of Bruno’s ,Viridiana’s and Gelsomina’s


In all of the three films( Bicycle thieves, Viridiana, La Strada) the development of the characters throughout the films is an essential part. First I would like to talk about the development of Bruno, Antonio’s son in ’’ Bicycle thieves’’ and his way to growing up. In the beginning he looks up to his father. He admiers him in a way , but a childish way. He acts like his father, copying his walking style, his gestures and just simply doing everything the same way. But later on when he is criticizing his father , he gets slapped by him. By this act the idol feeling towards his father is lost. Antonio slaps Bruno , because Bruno is right and that makes him nervous. After the ’’ drowning scene the father realizes how important Bruno is to him, so he is trying to be a better father. The psychological core of the film is on the father & son relationship. Father starts to a...