Eastern Kentucky University Historical Significance of the Bicycle Thief Film Essay
write
a 6-page Critical Review of one of
The Bicycle Thief (1948). For your essay, construct an argument (thesis
statement) that addresses the film’s historical, artistic,
formal, thematic, technical, or cultural significance.
To
support your argument, you will need to incorporate four approved sources
to either support your position or to provide an alternative
viewpoint/interpretation as a counter-argument — one that you acknowledge
before turning back to re-affirm your own argument.
Approved Critic’s List:
Any writer published in the New York Times, The LA Times, Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, The Denver Post, The Toronto Star, The Washington Post, USA Today. The San Francisco Chronicle, or any newspaper from a major American city that is printed, and the following:
Mast and Bruce Kawin, A Short History of the Movies
Popular Sources:
The New York Times
Entertainment Weekly
The New Yorker
New York Magazine
Salon.com
National Public Radio
Slate.com
Chicago Sun-Times
San Francisco Chronicle
Newsweek
Time
The Nation
Film Comment
New York Observer
The Village Voice
The Atlantic Monthly
Rolling Stone
TIME
National Review
New Times
BBC
The Observer
The Nation
The New Republic
Chicago Reader
Variety
The Hollywood Reporter
