Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for March 10, 2010
March 09, 2010
March 11, 2010
Transcript:
Gracie: I get it! Expressionist theater uses abstraction as a means of conveying an emotion or idea. Baldo: You know Gracie, no one gets under my skin better than you. Baldo: Doesn't that make you feel bad? Gracie: Sort of... Gracie: But it's more cool being the very best at something.
Hi, Potzrebie, the movie is variously known in English as “The Bicycle Thief” or “Bicycle Thieves”, but it’s true that its Italian title is “Ladri di biciclette”, using the plural. The original U.S. release was as “The Bicycle Thief”, and that’s how Ebert refers to it, but in the UK the title is usually pluralized. There’s apparently some controversy over which is preferable, but Criterion’s release is as “Thieves.”
Basically, no ill-will was intended, and I was just yanking your chain a little bit about not paying attention in class. But realism (neo- or otherwise) and expressionism are pretty much at opposite extremes, as far apart as John Cassavetes and Terry Gilliam. :-)