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All the books by Luigi Bartolini adapted to cinema and television
Luigi Bartolini is known for being the author of the book Bicycle Thieves, first published in 1946, which was adapted to cinema by Vittorio De Sica in 1948.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Bicycle Thieves
Luigi Bartolini, 1946
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Vittorio De Sica, 1948
In the post-World War II Val Melaina neighbourhood of Rome, Antonio Ricci is desperate for work to support his wife Maria, his son Bruno and his small baby. Maria resolutely strips the bed of her dowry bedsheets—prized possessions for a poor family—and takes them to the pawn shop, where they bring enough to redeem Antonio’s pawned bicycle.