The story of “Bicycle Thief” is meant to be a compelling note on poverty as it occurred in Italy and a setting example of neorealism. Neorealism – unglamorous depiction of the working class – being an important and keystone part of the story itself, the movie’s premise of a man who’s bike is stolen from… Read more

Doubling, a principal technique in expressionism, is a principal element in “Metropolis”, directed by Fritz Lang. World on Film’s author Martha Nochimson poses a ponderous question at the beginning of her discussion on “Metropolis”, “Can science fiction be Expressionist?” The plot contorts and twists under this lense, with crucial points of the plot encircling expressionism:… Read more