Conversely , in De Sica 's Bicycle Thief , the narrative is so minimal that "the whole story would not deserve two lines in a stray-dog column " allowing the concerns of poverty , unemployment and alienation to take center stage . Open City concerns itself with the epic nature of the resistance . This is also seen in the social status of the characters , which are empowered to a degree . Manfredi and Don Pietro are not required to accept what happens in the world around...











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