2. In his brief article on neorealism, the crux (central point) of Zavattini’s argument can be summarized in the phrase: “Art must be expressed through a true name and surname, not

a false one.” What do you think that Zavattini means by saying that art must be expressed through a true name and not a false one? Think of this in terms of the tenet of "reconstructing reality". For example, in Roma, Pina and Don Pietro were (loosely) based on real people who suffered the same fate as the characters they represented. Do you think that Antonio Ricci, the protagonist in Ladri di biciclette, was based on a real person or is he representative of a bigger social problem that De Sica was trying to underline? Discuss.