Cinemaspeaking topic
In De Sica's Bicycle Thieves, how does Italian Neorealism achieve its honesty through street shooting and non-professional actors?
— Vittorio De Sica, Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette, 1948)
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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