Bicycle Thieves I watched this years ago with Michael Cera. Bicycle Thieves reminds me of the many beautiful things he showed me. I also love Italian movies, especially ones that show you a grittier, more honest side of the country. Normally, when I think of Italy, I think of sparkling waters, beautiful old buildings, and glamour. But Bicycle Thieves is about real people who are completely broken down by society, and about how deeply unfair that is. The movie captures the big issues of inequality but conveys them with something so simple and seemingly small—the loss of a bike.