city versus countryside

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' starkly contrast urban poverty with rural simplicity, exploring the human cost of industrial city life.

Films like 'Days of Heaven' and 'The New World' poetically juxtapose civilization's encroachment on pristine natural landscapes and rural communities.

Works such as 'Still Walking' and 'Shoplifters' examine how rural traditions and family bonds are challenged by modern urban existence and economic displacement.