Zavattini, Cesare 1902-1989

Ladri di biciclette The bicycle thief ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1948 and 1998 in Italian and English and held by 1,201 libraries worldwide
Story of an unemployed man and his son in war devastated Rome. The father finds a job pasting up posters, work requiring a bicycle to get around. The bicycle is stolen; panic stricken at being unable to recover his bicycle and at the prospect of losing his job, the father is compelled to steal a bicycle, only to be caught and humiliated in front of his son.

Umberto D ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in Italian and held by 780 libraries worldwide
Follow Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom. Alone, except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization.

Ladri di biciclette Bicycle thieves ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1948 and 2007 in Italian and English and held by 616 libraries worldwide
In post-WWII poverty-stricken Rome, a man struggles to earn a living for himself and his family. When his bicycle and main means of transport is stolen, with his young son in tow, he attempts to find the thief.

Umberto D by Vittorio De Sica ( Visual )
48 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 542 libraries worldwide
"A government pensioner, living alone with his beloved dog, struggles to keep up a semblance of dignity on his inadequate pension"--Video source book.

Zavattini : sequences from a cinematic life by Cesare Zavattini ( Book )
30 editions published between 1967 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 433 libraries worldwide

I bambini ci guardano The children are watching us ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2006 in Italian and Multiple languages and held by 357 libraries worldwide
A four-year-old boy is trapped in a loveless family with his suicidal father and his adulteress mother.

Un paese : portrait of an Italian village by Cesare Zavattini ( Book )
8 editions published between 1955 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 297 libraries worldwide

Two women ( Visual )
18 editions published between 1960 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 255 libraries worldwide
Seeking escape from city bombing, an Italian mother and daughter travel war-torn Italy during World War II trying to survive near-starvation, rape by wandering soldiers and other horrors of war.

Indiscretion of an American wife & Terminal station ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 255 libraries worldwide
An American housewife (Jennifer Jones) vacationing in Italy reluctantly decides to put an end to her brief affair with an Italian academic (Montgomery Clift). She flees to Rome's Stazione Termini, where she bids him farewell, but he begs her to stay. The film's plot is simple; its production was not. The troubled collaboration between director Vittorio De Sica and producer David O. Selznick resulted in two cuts of the same film. De Sica's version, Terminal Station, was screened at a length of one-and-a-half hours, but after disappointing previews, Selznick severely re-edited it and changed the title to Indiscretion of an American Wife without De Sica's permission.

Strand under the dark cloth ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 174 libraries worldwide
An overview of the life and career of photographer Paul Strand. Features Strand's most famous photographs, clips from his films, and interviews with his wife, friends, and collaborators.