What I Watched -- Bicycle Thieves

In preparation for my recent bike ride, I found a bicycle-themed movie to watch.  The lucky winner was The Bicycle Thief (or Bicycle Thieves, depending on which translation you have).

This is an old movie, in Italian with subtitles.  It's set in post-WWII Italy. The economy has been destroyed. Jobs are scarce, resources moreso.  A man gets offered a job, and to do it, he needs his bicycle.  Then, as you might have guessed from the title, his bicycle is stolen.  He and his son set out to find the thief and the bicycle, in an effort to save his job and the family.

Bottom line: It's a simple story, in the way old movies were.  There's not much to it, but it's nice in that way.