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In cinema and in literature, 'neorealism' is a cultural movement that brings elements of true life in the stories it describes, rather than a world mainly existing in imagination only.
The movement was developed in Europe, primarily after the end of World War II.

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Cinema

Films

See also

Footnotes

External links

Cinema

Neorealism is characterized by a general atmosphere of authenticity. Andre Bazin, a French film theorist and critic, argued that neorealism portrays: truth, naturalness, authenticity, and is a cinema of duration. The necessary characteristics of neo-realism in film include:

★ a definite social context;

★ a sense of historical actuality and immediacy;

★ political commitment to progressive, even violent, social change;

★ authentic on-location shooting as opposed to the artificial studio;

★ a rejection of classical Hollywood acting styles; extensive use of non-professional actors as much as possible;

★ a documentary style of cinematography.^[1]

Films

'Italian'

★ ''Ossessione'' (1943)

★ ''Roma, città aperta'' (1945)

★ ''Sciuscià'' (1946)

★ ''Paisà'' (1946)

★ ''Germania anno zero'' (1948)

★ ''Ladri di biciclette'' (1948)

★ ''La Terra trema'' (1948)

★ ''Bitter Rice'' (1949)

★ ''Stromboli'' (1950)

★ ''Miracle in Milan'' (1951)

★ ''Umberto D.'' (1952)
'Other countries'

★ ''Surcos'' (1951, Spain)

★ ''Salt of the Earth'' (1954, United States)

★ ''The French Connection'' (1971, United States)

★ ''Pixote'' (1981, Brazil)

★ ''Veronico Cruz'' (1988, Argentina)

★ ''American Me'' (1992, United States)

★ ''Bolivia'' (2001, Argentina)

★ ''Carandiru'' (2003, Brazil-Argentina)

★ ''Familia Rodante'' (2004, Argentina, ''et al'')

★ ''Not One Less'' (1999, China)

See also

★ History of cinema

Footnotes

1. Bondanella, Peter. ''La Strada,'' Rutgers Films in Print Series, Rutgers University Press: 1987, page 3-4. ISBN 0-8135-1236-0.

External links

★ Italian Neorealism at ''in black and white''.