He fell among Thieves – Sir Henry Newbolt ‘Ye have robb’d‚’ said he‚ ‘ye have slaughter’d and made an end‚ Prisoner is speaking to the Guard/his capturer‚ telling him what he thinks about the genocide‚ and completely destroyed there enemy Take your ill-got plunder‚ and bury the dead: “Ill-got” – acquired by evil‚ dishonest means “Plunder” – robbed valuables‚ to rob of goods by force. Prisoner is telling the guard to take back his possessions (the prisoners obviously got caught stealing
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Sir Henry Morgan Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer‚ pirate‚ and admiral of the English Royal Navy. He made a name for himself during the activities in the Caribbean. Primarily‚ he earned a reputation as one of the most notorious and successful privateers in history. He also became known as one of the most ruthless among those active along the Spanish Main. Henry morgan was the eldest son of Robert Morgan‚ a farmer living in Rhymney‚ situated on the Rhymney River‚ in south-east Wales‚ within
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The ‘Bicycle Thieves’ was released in 1948 and directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is often associated with the neo-realism film movement. Neo-realist elements helps it succeed as a humanist film with its honest comments on the social conditions in post-war Italy. The film is heavily impacted by the state of affairs in Italy and around the globe. Characterised by the war‚ unemployment‚ labour control‚ poverty and social injustice; the ‘Bicycle Thieves’ shows the poverty of the Roman working-class and
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Bicycle Thieves One of the most groundbreaking movements in global cinema history was Italian Neo-realism. Coming after the devastating Second World War‚ Italian Neo-Realism aims to magnify the troubles of the working class in a crumbled Europe for the world to see on the silver screen. Neo-Realist films tend to star non-professional actors‚ use real locations as backdrops along with real people as extras‚ and usually have children playing major roles in the film. This movement aimed to emphasize
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Form Bottom of Form The Paradise of Thieves The rich English family Harrogate is on holiday in Italy. The young Italian poet Muscari who likes Ethel Harrogate‚ the daughter of the banker from Yorkshire and therefore prefers to eat in the restaurant that is close to the hotel of the Harrogate family.In the restaurant Muscari meets an old friend‚ Ezza. they went to school together a lot of years ago. Ezza tells Muscari that he is a Futurist‚ works as a courier and he is accompanying the Harrogate family
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The devastation of WWII brought terrible destruction to all nations involved‚ but especially brought hardship to Italy. Fortunately‚ hardship is a great inspiration‚ and the war bred many great artistic pieces. Among them was The Bicycle Thieves (1948‚ Vittorio De Sica)‚ which took one man’s trouble in finding his lost bike as a mere slice of the greater tragedies which were occurring everyday in Rome due to the wrecked economy. The picture broke many traditions of film to date‚ but in a somewhat
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cannibals roaming the streets of Piter were citizens like Lev and Kolya‚ one a Jewish looter and the other an Aryan deserter. After meeting in a prison cell they are tasked to collect a dozen eggs in exchange for their lives. David Benioff’s City of Thieves is a case study of their unlikely relationship which uses the inhumanities of a besieged Leningrad as a backdrop. The humor employed by the two protagonists as well as their ever-improving relationship is used by Benioff to contrast with the bleak
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the citizens of italy had experience. Neorealism films were shot on location‚ with non-professional actors‚ using various filmmaking techniques like the long take. In the case of Bicycle Thieves‚ its focuses was on poverty‚ as the main character and his son travel in order to find his missing bicycle so that he can obtain a job. Throughout the film we are shown how poor the characters are as we see his wife gather all of her most cherished items and pawn them to get her husband the bike. Afterwards
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Snatch Thieves Snatch theft is a criminal act of forcefully stealing from a pedestrian’s person while employing rob-and-run tactics. It is typical for two thieves to work together and ride a moped to make theft and escape easier. A person steers the vehicle while another does the act of theft itself. However‚ some snatch thieves work alone or do not use a motorcycle to rob. A growing problem in Malaysia‚ some instances of snatch theft have caused fatalities‚ when the person holding onto the handbag
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Italian Neorealism was an art movement that played with the conventions of classical Hollywood Realism. Through Bicycle Thieves‚ the viewer can pull out elements of both Neorealism and classical Hollywood Realism. Both Bicycle Thieves and Breathless demonstrate Realist elements to their stories that bring upon excitement and dramatically powerful films. Due to the combination of Neorealism and Hollywood Realism‚ aesthetic and narrative effects were shown throughout the films and became a success
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