6/27/2023 0 Comments Bicycle thiefImage: submitted.Īll seems well until a thief steals Ricci’s bike. His wife, Maria, ends up selling off their bed linen to get the bike out of the pawnshop. Ricci curses his luck, as he had just pawned his bicycle so he could feed his family. But he is told he will need his own bike to get around, or he can’t have the job. ![]() At the beginning of the movie, Ricci is handed one of the better jobs available – plastering posters around the city. Instead, we see our protagonist, Antonio Ricci, living in apartment slums, where everyone walks or rides a bike, as few can afford a car.Įvery day, dozens of men clamour at an employment centre, hoping to be chosen for scraps of work, all of them competing for even two days of manual labour. The visuals are stunning, as they showcase a Rome far different from the beautiful pictures shown for tourists over the decades. The film is set during a time of economic depression in Italy following World War 2. And it was, in a business sense, just an awesome marketing tool.” ![]() We loved the movie and we liked the name. “Bicycle Thieves, where it’s set in post-war Italy, kind of gave me an idea for the name, and it’s one of Maurizio’s favourite films of course,” explained Stephanie Bertossi who grew up in Dartmouth. It’s no surprise that the couple who founded the restaurant, Maurizio and Stephanie Bertossi, are big fans of the film. The 1948 classic Italian film, ‘Bicycle Thieves,’ by De Sica is considered one of the greatest ever made. But, if you are a lover of classic cinema, the name makes more sense. It’s a bit puzzling, for sure, if you have no insight into what inspired such a unique name. But one of Halifax’s most well-known Italian eateries has one of the more peculiar names in the whole industry: The Bicycle Thief. Most of the popular Italian restaurants have names like ‘Tomavinos Ristorante’ and ‘Mappatura Bistro’ which leaves no doubt as to what kind of food is served there. ![]() Reading Time: 5 minutes HALIFAX – The city of Halifax has no shortage of great restaurants that serve authentic European cuisine, including Italian dishes.
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