Up Next in Adam Gopnik’s Adventures in Moviegoing

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  L’Atalante

  L’Atalante

  Directed by Jean Vigo • 1934 • France

  In Jean Vigo's hands, an unassuming tale of conjugal love becomes an achingly romantic reverie of desire and hope. Jean (Jean Dasté), a barge captain, marries Juliette (Dita Parlo), an innocent country girl, and the two climb aboard Jean's boat, the L'Atalan...

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  Adam Gopnik on BICYCLE THIEVES

  Adam Gopnik on BICYCLE THIEVES

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  Bicycle Thieves

  Bicycle Thieves

  Directed by Vittorio De Sica • 1948 • Italy
  Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell

  Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award-winning BICYCLE THIEVES, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era in cinema. In poverty-stricken postwar ...