Film discussion
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Bicycle Thieves (shown Saurday 13 Jan)
I'd not seen this film for maybe 50 years but I knew it was a classic. What I'd not realised was that all the actors were untrained. The hero, Antonio, was a factory worker while his 8 year old son Bruno was picked out of the crowd watching filming by De Sica because he looked interested. No sets were used, all was filmed on location in 1947 in the real slums of Rome. In 1952 it was voted by critics the best film ever made, and has remained high in the charts ever since. Full story on Wikipedia here.
(Dave P)
And our very own Tacchi
For those who have doubted that Kathleen Tacchi-Morris (who lived at Long's House, top of White Street) ever appeared in films, here is a clip from Men are not Gods made in 1936 by Alexander Korda, along with Gertrude Lawrence, Miriam Hopkins, Rex Harrison, Val Gielgud etc. The DVD is available to view from Dave Patten tel 490782. (The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre based at Heathfield Community School, Taunton was founded on her bequest).
