Vittorio de Sica's Bicycle Thief (1949) typifies the post-war Italian ... but seems to have been wrenched whole-cloth from it. The movie opens with a perfectly framed view of Ivan's crown.

However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate ...

because this is no ordinary thief she’s hunting … Part investigative thriller, part heist, and part magical-realist action comedy, Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up is a wild ride from start to finish.

When his bicycle is stolen, he and son walk the streets of Rome looking for it. Antonio finally manages to locate the thief, yet, with no proof he must abandon his cause. But he and his son know ...

Antonio supports his family with a much coveted job bicycling around the city to post flyers for American movies, and upon the bicycle's theft the man and his son journey to reclaim it. Shot soon ...