Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Cinema Cycle - Il Bidone


CINEMA CYCLE
(Cardio Workout And Reviewing Movies At The Same Time)
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DATE REVIEWED: 10/16/2017

TITLE:. Il Bidone

FORMAT: Laserdisc

TIME RIDDEN / FILM LENGTH: 1 hour 38 minutes

DISTANCE RIDDEN WHILE VIEWING: 16.5 miles

TOTAL CINEMA MILES LOGGED: 7713.2 miles

SYNOPSIS: Karma finally catches up with an Italian Con Man.

CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE VIEWER: If we live the life of a sociopath, there eventually comes a time when you can’t turn over a new leaf.

PROS AND CONS:  I am biased about almost anything Fellini did.  Some of his works are not perfect, but all show and insight and a style that is uniquely his own.

This is Italian Neo-Realist cinema, in the same vein as Umberto D. and The Bicycle Thief.  It shows a society in despair where the gritty-ness of post WWII life is counter-positioned with all the expectations and dreams of a better world.  

It is interesting to see Broderick Crawford and Richard Basehart in their younger days before they became better known for their television work.  

To read an overview of this project, check out this status posting.  

This film is a part of my LaserDisc Collection.

Clicking on the title will take you to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) entry for this film. 

This film was viewed while exercising on my recumbent cycle.  A summary of my time spent working out on my journey through movie-land can be found on Strava.com.

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